Merge "Remove some ancient upgrade information from release notes"

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.29

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29
index 38072dc..33d917c 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ production.
   added to $wgExtraLanguageCodes instead.
 * (T161453) LocalisationCache will no longer use the temporary directory in it's
   fallback chain when trying to work out where to write the cache.
   added to $wgExtraLanguageCodes instead.
 * (T161453) LocalisationCache will no longer use the temporary directory in it's
   fallback chain when trying to work out where to write the cache.

+* The user right 'editusercssjs' (deprecated in 1.16) was removed. Use
+  'editusercss' and 'edituserjs' in $wgGroupPermissions and elsewhere instead.

 
 === New features in 1.29 ===
 * (T5233) A cookie can now be set when a user is autoblocked, to track that user
 
 === New features in 1.29 ===
 * (T5233) A cookie can now be set when a user is autoblocked, to track that user


@@ -323,8 +325,8 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
 MediaWiki 1.29 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 
 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:
 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 
 The supported versions are:


@@ -342,20 +344,10 @@ updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 many hours on a large site).
 
 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!
 
 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.
 
 
 For notes on 1.28.x and older releases, see HISTORY.