* (T156184) $wgRawHtml will no longer apply to internationalization messages.
* Browser support for non-ES5 JavaScript browsers, including Android 2,
Opera <12.10, and Internet Explorer 9, was lowered from Grade A to Grade C.
+* Removed wikibits global methods deprecated since MediaWiki 1.17 (T122755):
+ is_gecko, is_chrome_mac, is_chrome, webkit_version, is_safari_win, is_safari,
+ webkit_match, is_ff2, ff2_bugs, is_ff2_win, is_ff2_x11, opera95_bugs,
+ opera7_bugs, opera6_bugs, is_opera_95, is_opera_preseven, is_opera,
+ ie6_bugs, clientPC, changeText, killEvt, addHandler, hookEvent,
+ addClickHandler, removeHandler, getElementsByClassName, getInnerText,
+ setupCheckboxShiftClick, addCheckboxClickHandlers, mwEditButtons,
+ mwCustomEditButtons, injectSpinner, removeSpinner, escapeQuotes,
+ escapeQuotesHTML, jsMsg, addPortletLink, appendCSS, tooltipAccessKeyPrefix,
+ tooltipAccessKeyRegexp, updateTooltipAccessKeys.
== Compatibility ==
MediaWiki 1.29 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
-support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
+MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
+but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
The supported versions are:
table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
many hours on a large site).
-If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
-repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
-due to database schema changes.
-
-If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
-new database fields are filled with data.
-
-If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
-1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
-with MediaWiki 1.21.
-
Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
-See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
+See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
+important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
For notes on 1.28.x and older releases, see HISTORY.