RELEASE-NOTES-1.33

   1 == MediaWiki 1.33 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.33 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.33 ===
   9
  10 ==== New configuration ====
  11 * …
  12
  13 ==== Changed configuration ====
  14 * …
  15
  16 ==== Removed configuration ====
  17 * …
  18
  19 === New features in 1.33 ===
  20 * …
  21
  22 === External library changes in 1.33 ===
  23
  24 ==== New external libraries ====
  25 * …
  26
  27 ==== Changed external libraries ====
  28 * …
  29
  30 ==== Removed external libraries ====
  31 * …
  32
  33 === Bug fixes in 1.33 ===
  34 * …
  35
  36 === Action API changes in 1.33 ===
  37 * (T198913) Added 'ApiOptions' hook.
  38 * …
  39
  40 === Action API internal changes in 1.33 ===
  41 * …
  42
  43 === Languages updated in 1.33 ===
  44 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  45 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  46 because of Phabricator reports.
  47
  48 * …
  49
  50 === Breaking changes in 1.33 ===
  51 * The parameteter $lang in DifferenceEngine::setTextLanguage must be of type
  52   Language. Other types are deprecated since 1.32.
  53 * Skin::doEditSectionLink requires type Language for the parameter $lang.
  54   The parameters $tooltip and $lang are mandatory. Omitting the parameters is
  55   deprecated since 1.32.
  56 * …
  57
  58 === Deprecations in 1.33 ===
  59 * The configuration option $wgUseESI has been deprecated, and is expected
  60   to be removed in a future release.
  61 * The configuration option $wgSquidPurgeUseHostHeader has been deprecated,
  62   and is expected to be removed in a future release.
  63 * The configuration options $wgFixArabicUnicode and $wgFixMalayalamUnicode,
  64   introduced in MW 1.17, have been deprecated.  These fixes will always be
  65   applied for Arabic and Malayalam in the future.  Please enable these on
  66   your local wiki (if you have them explicitly set to false) and run
  67   maintenance/cleanupTitles.php to fix any existing page titles.
  68 * …
  69
  70 === Other changes in 1.33 ===
  71 * …
  72
  73 == Compatibility ==
  74 MediaWiki 1.33 requires PHP 7.0.0 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
  75 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.0 or later for long term
  76 support.
  77
  78 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  79 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  80 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  81
  82 The supported versions are:
  83
  84 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
  85 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
  86 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  87 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  88 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  89
  90 == Upgrading ==
  91 1.33 has several database changes since 1.32, and will not work without schema
  92 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  93 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  94 many hours on a large site).
  95
  96 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  97
  98 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
  99 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 100
 101 For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 102
 103 == Online documentation ==
 104 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 105 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 106 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 107
 108        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 109
 110 == Mailing list ==
 111 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 112
 113        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 114
 115 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 116
 117        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 118
 119 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 120 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 121
 122 == IRC help ==
 123 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.