RELEASE-NOTES-1.29

   1 == MediaWiki 1.29 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.29 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.29 ===
   9 * Default cookie expiration time has been reduced to 30 days. Login cookie expiration time is
  10   kept at 180 days.
  11
  12 === New features in 1.29 ===
  13
  14 === External library changes in 1.29 ===
  15
  16 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  17
  18 ==== New external libraries ====
  19
  20 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  21
  22 === Bug fixes in 1.29 ===
  23
  24 === Action API changes in 1.29 ===
  25
  26 === Action API internal changes in 1.29 ===
  27
  28 === Languages updated in 1.29 ===
  29
  30 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  31 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  32 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
  33
  34 === Other changes in 1.29 ===
  35
  36 == Compatibility ==
  37
  38 MediaWiki 1.29 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
  39 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
  40
  41 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  42 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  43 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  44
  45 The supported versions are:
  46
  47 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
  48 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  49 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  50 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  51 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  52
  53 == Upgrading ==
  54
  55 1.29 has several database changes since 1.28, and will not work without schema
  56 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  57 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  58 many hours on a large site).
  59
  60 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  61 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  62 due to database schema changes.
  63
  64 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  65 new database fields are filled with data.
  66
  67 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  68 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  69 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  70
  71 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  72
  73 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  74
  75 For notes on 1.28.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  76
  77 == Online documentation ==
  78
  79 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  80 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  81 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  82
  83        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
  84
  85 == Mailing list ==
  86
  87 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  88
  89        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  90
  91 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  92
  93        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  94
  95 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  96 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  97
  98 == IRC help ==
  99
 100 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.