RELEASE-NOTES-1.32

   1 == MediaWiki 1.32 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.32 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.32 ===
   9 * (T115414) The $wgEnableAPI and $wgEnableWriteAPI settings, deprecated in 1.31,
  10   have been removed.
  11 * The $wgUseAjax setting, deprecated in 1.31, is now ignored.
  12 * The $wgSiteSupportPage setting, unused since 1.5, was removed.
  13 * The default quality of JPEG thumbnails generated by GD was reduced from 95 to
  14   80. The quality of JPEG thumbnails is now configurable through the new setting
  15   $wgJpegQuality (default 80). This aligns the quality to what ImageMagick uses.
  16 * $wgExperimentalHtmlIds, deprecated since 1.30, has been removed. The
  17   'html5-legacy' value for $wgFragmentMode is no longer accepted.
  18 * The experimental Html5Internal and Html5Depurate tidy drivers were removed.
  19   RemexHtml, which is the default, should be used instead.
  20
  21 === New features in 1.32 ===
  22 * (T112474) Generalized the ResourceLoader mechanism for overriding modules
  23   using a particular page during edit previews.
  24 * Added 'ApiParseMakeOutputPage' hook.
  25 * (T174313) Added checkbox on Special:ListUsers to display only users in temporary
  26   user groups.
  27
  28 === External library changes in 1.32 ===
  29 * …
  30
  31 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  32 * Updated QUnit from 2.4.0 to 2.6.0.
  33
  34 ==== New external libraries ====
  35 * …
  36
  37 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  38 * …
  39
  40 === Bug fixes in 1.32 ===
  41 * …
  42
  43 === Action API changes in 1.32 ===
  44 * …
  45
  46 === Action API internal changes in 1.32 ===
  47 * Added 'ApiParseMakeOutputPage' hook.
  48
  49 === Languages updated in 1.32 ===
  50 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  51 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  52 because of Phabricator reports.
  53
  54 * (T193566) Added language support for Ambonese Malay (abs).
  55
  56 === Breaking changes in 1.32 ===
  57 * $wgRequestTime, deprecated in 1.25, was removed. Use
  58   $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME_FLOAT'] or WebRequest::getElapsedTime() instead.
  59 * The MediaWikiI18N class, deprecated in 1.31, was removed.
  60 * QuickTemplate::setTranslator(), deprecated in 1.31, was removed. Use
  61   Skin::msg() instead.
  62 * wfInitShellLocale(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  63 * wfShellExecDisabled(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  64 * The type string for the parameter $lang of DateFormatter::getInstance,
  65   deprecated in 1.31, was removed.
  66 * The EDIT_TOKEN_SUFFIX constant deprecated in 1.27, was removed. Use
  67   MediaWiki\Session\Token::SUFFIX instead.
  68 * EditPage::isOouiEnabled() deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  69 * mw.util.wikiGetlink(), deprecated in 1.23, was removed. Use mw.util.getUrl()
  70   instead.
  71 * (T61113) The following methods and constants from the Revision class, which
  72   were deprecated in 1.25, have now been removed:
  73   * Revision::getRawUser()
  74   * Revision::getRawUserText()
  75   * Revision::getRawComment()
  76 * window.gM() from mediawiki.jqueryMsg, deprecated in 1.23, was removed. Use
  77   mw.msg() or mw.message() instead.
  78 * mw.util.escapeId(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed. Use
  79   mw.util.escapeIdForAttribute or mw.util.escapeIdForLink instead.
  80 * mw.util.updateTooltipAccessKeys(), deprecated in 1.24, was removed. Use
  81   jquery.accessKeyLabel instead.
  82 * The SqlDataUpdate class, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
  83 * The Html5Internal and Html5Depurate tidy driver classes were removed, along with the
  84   Balancer tidy implementation. Both implementations were experimental, and were replaced
  85   by RemexHtml.
  86
  87 === Deprecations in 1.32 ===
  88 * Use of a StartProfiler.php file is deprecated in favour of placing
  89   configuration in LocalSettings.php.
  90 * HTMLForm::setSubmitProgressive() is deprecated. No need to call it. Submit
  91   button is already marked as progressive.
  92 * Skin::setupSkinUserCss() is deprecated. Adding of modules to load
  93   has been centralised to Skin::getDefaultModules(), which is now capable
  94   of queueing style modules as well.
  95 * OutputPage::addModuleScripts() and ParserOutput::addModuleScripts are
  96   deprecated. Use addModules() instead.
  97
  98 === Other changes in 1.32 ===
  99 * …
 100
 101 == Compatibility ==
 102 MediaWiki 1.32 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
 103 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 5.5.9 or later for long term
 104 support.
 105
 106 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
 107 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
 108 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 109
 110 The supported versions are:
 111
 112 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 113 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 114 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 115 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 116 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 117
 118 == Upgrading ==
 119 1.32 has several database changes since 1.31, and will not work without schema
 120 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 121 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 122 many hours on a large site).
 123
 124 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 125
 126 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 127 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 128
 129 For notes on 1.31.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 130
 131 == Online documentation ==
 132 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 133 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 134 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 135
 136        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 137
 138 == Mailing list ==
 139 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 140
 141        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 142
 143 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 144
 145        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 146
 147 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 148 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 149
 150 == IRC help ==
 151 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.