Merge "Add missing null type hints to Content::isCountable and implementations"

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.27

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
index 5b9b2b8..50b5006 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you must
-turn it off. MediaWiki will not work with it enabled.
-

 == MediaWiki 1.27 ==
 
 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
 == MediaWiki 1.27 ==
 
 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET


@@ -8,6 +5,10 @@ THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
 MediaWiki 1.27 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 
 MediaWiki 1.27 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 

+=== PHP version requirement ===
+As of 1.27, MediaWiki now requires PHP 5.5.9 or higher. This corresponds with
+HHVM 3.1.
+

 === Configuration changes in 1.27 ===
 * $wgUseLinkNamespaceDBFields was removed.
 * Deprecated $wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine and
 === Configuration changes in 1.27 ===
 * $wgUseLinkNamespaceDBFields was removed.
 * Deprecated $wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine and


@@ -158,6 +159,13 @@ production.
   aria-describedby, aria-flowto, aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-owns.
 * Removed "presentation" restriction on the HTML role attribute in wikitext.
   All values are now allowed for the role attribute.
   aria-describedby, aria-flowto, aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-owns.
 * Removed "presentation" restriction on the HTML role attribute in wikitext.
   All values are now allowed for the role attribute.

+* $wgContentHandlers now also supports callbacks to create an instance of the
+  appropriate ContentHandler subclass.
+* Added $wgAuthenticationTokenVersion, which if non-null prevents the
+  user_token database field from being exposed in cookies. Setting this would
+  be a good idea, but will log out all current sessions.
+* $wgEventRelayerConfig was added, for managing PubSub event relay configuration,
+  specifically for reliable CDN url purges.

 
 === External library changes in 1.27 ===
 
 
 === External library changes in 1.27 ===
 


@@ -309,10 +317,11 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
   rather than consume everything until the end of the page.
 * New maintenance script resetUserEmail.php allows sysadmins to reset user emails in case
   a user forgot password/account was stolen.
   rather than consume everything until the end of the page.
 * New maintenance script resetUserEmail.php allows sysadmins to reset user emails in case
   a user forgot password/account was stolen.

+* wfCheckEntropy() was removed (deprecated in 1.27).

 
 == Compatibility ==
 
 
 == Compatibility ==
 

-MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.3.3 or later. There is experimental support for
+MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for

 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 
 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 
 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but