users during an import.
* Added a hook, ParserOutputPostCacheTransform, to allow extensions to affect
the ParserOutput::getText() post-cache transformations.
+* Added a hook, UploadForm:getInitialPageText, to allow extensions to alter the
+ initial page text for file uploads.
=== External library changes in 1.31 ===
has been deprecated since 1.27 and was removed as well.
* The HtmlFormatter class was removed (deprecated in 1.27). The namespaced
HtmlFormatter\HtmlFormatter class should be used instead.
+* License::getLicenses has been deprecated; use License::getLines instead.
+* The driver 'mysql' for MySQL, deprecated in MediaWiki 1.30, has been removed.
+ The driver has been deprecated since PHP 5.5 and was removed in PHP 7.0. The
+ default driver for MySQL has been 'mysqli' since MediaWiki 1.22.
== Compatibility ==
MediaWiki 1.31 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is supported,