RELEASE-NOTES-1.19

   1 = MediaWiki release notes =
   2
   3 Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals
   4 setting since version 1.2.0. If you have it on, turn it '''off''' if you can.
   5
   6 == MediaWiki 1.19 ==
   7
   8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   9
  10 MediaWiki 1.19 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
  11 production.
  12
  13 === Configuration changes in 1.19 ===
  14 * Removed SkinTemplateSetupPageCss hook; use BeforePageDisplay instead.
  15
  16 === New features in 1.19 ===
  17 * (bug 19838) Possibility to get all interwiki prefixes if the interwiki
  18   cache is used.
  19 * $wgDnsBlacklistUrls now accepts an array with url and key as the
  20   elements to work with DNSBLs that require keys, such as
  21   Project Honeypot.
  22
  23 === Bug fixes in 1.19 ===
  24 * $wgUploadNavigationUrl should be used for file redlinks if
  25   $wgUploadMissingFileUrl is not set. The first was used for this
  26   until the second was introduced in 1.17.
  27 * (bug 25355) Parser generates edit section links for special pages
  28
  29 === API changes in 1.19 ===
  30 * (bug 19838) siprop=interwikimap can now use the interwiki cache.
  31 * (bug 29748) Add API search prefix support
  32 * (bug 29684) Set forgotten parameter types in ApiQueryIWLinks
  33 * (bug 29685) do not output NULL parentid with
  34   list=deletedrevs&drprop=parentid
  35
  36 === Languages updated in 1.19 ===
  37
  38 MediaWiki supports over 330 languages. Many localisations are updated
  39 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  40 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  41
  42
  43 === Other changes in 1.19 ===
  44
  45 == Compatibility ==
  46
  47 MediaWiki 1.19 requires PHP 5.2.3. PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  48
  49 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  50 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for IBM
  51 DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server.
  52
  53 The supported versions are:
  54
  55 * MySQL 4.0 or later
  56 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  57 * SQLite 3
  58 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  59
  60 == Upgrading ==
  61
  62 1.19 has several database changes since 1.18, and will not work without schema
  63 updates.
  64
  65 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  66 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  67 due to database schema changes.
  68
  69 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  70 new database fields are filled with data.
  71
  72 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  73 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  74 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  75
  76 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  77
  78 For notes on 1.15.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  79
  80 == Online documentation ==
  81
  82 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  83 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  84 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  85
  86         http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  87
  88 == Mailing list ==
  89
  90 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  91
  92         http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  93
  94 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  95
  96         http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  97
  98 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  99 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 100
 101 == IRC help ==
 102
 103 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.