1 = MediaWiki release notes =
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.
8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
10 MediaWiki is now using a "continuous integration" development model with
11 quarterly snapshot releases. The latest development code is always kept
12 "ready to run", and in fact runs our own sites on Wikipedia.
14 Release branches will continue to receive security updates for about a year
15 from first release, but nonessential bugfixes and feature developments
16 will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release.
18 Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain
19 it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
21 === Configuration changes in 1.16 ===
23 * (bug 18222) $wgMinimalPasswordLength default is now 1
24 * $wgSessionHandler can be used to configure session.save_handler
25 * $wgLocalFileRepo/$wgForeignFileRepos now have a 'fileMode' parameter to
26 be used when uploading/moving files
28 === New features in 1.16 ===
30 * Add CSS defintion of the 'wikitable' class to shared.css
31 * (bug 17163) Added MediaWiki:Talkpageheader which will be displayed when
33 * Add group convertsion support for LanguageConverter. New magic word
34 "{{GROUPCONVERT:xxx}}" enabled for this new feature. You can set related
35 conversion rules in [[MediaWiki:Groupconversiontable-xxx/language_code]].
36 * Superfluous border="0" removed from images
37 * Added new hook 'MessageCacheReplace' into MessageCache.php. For instance
38 to allow extensions to update caches in similar way as MediaWiki invalidates
39 a cached MonoBook sidebar
40 * Special:AllPages: Move hardcoded styles from code to CSS
41 * (bug 6092) Add parser function equivalents of {{REVISIONID}},
42 {{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}} (and friends) and {{REVISIONUSER}} magic words
43 * (bug 18529) New hook: SoftwareInfo for adding information about the software
45 * Added $wgExtPGAlteredFields to allow extensions to easily alter the data
46 type of columns when using the Postgres backend.
47 * (bug 16950) Show move log when viewing/creating a deleted page
48 * (bug 18242) Show the Subversion revision number per extensions in
50 * (bug 18420) Missing file revisions are handled gracefully now
51 * (bug 9219) Auth plugins can control editing RealName/Email/Nick preferences
52 * New hook: MessageNotInMwNs to handle localised messages that aren't in the Mediawiki Namespace, before checking the message files
54 === Bug fixes in 1.16 ===
56 * (bug 18031) Make namespace selector on Special:Export remember the previous
58 * The svn-version version numbers on Special:Version have been removed
59 * (bug 17374) Special:Export no longer exports two copies of the same page
60 * (bug 18190) Proper parsing in MediaWiki:Sharedupload message
61 * (bug 17617) HTML cleanup for ImagePage
62 * (bug 17964) namespaceDupes.php no longer fails on an empty interwiki table
63 * Improved error handling for image moving
64 * (bug 17974) On Special:SpecialPages, restricted special pages are now marked
65 with <strong> tags, helps with text-based browsers
66 * (bug 18259) Special:DeletedContributions now also uses
67 MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-logs for the link to Special:Log
68 * Don't add empty title="" attributes to links to anchors on the current page
69 * (bug 18291) rebuildrecentchanges.php failed to add deletion log entries
70 * (bug 18304) rebuildrecentchanges.php got size changes wrong
71 * (bug 18170) Fixed a PHP warning in Parser::preSaveTransform() in PHP 5.3
72 * (bug 18289) Database connection error page now returns correct HTML
73 * "successbox", "errorbox" and related CSS classes are now available in all
75 * Fixed a PHP notice when $wgEnableSerializedMessages was set to false
76 * (bug 18316) Removed superfluous name="fulltext" from Special:Search
77 * (bug 18331) MediaWiki:Undelete-revision can now have wikitext
78 * The "noautoblock" flag is no longer displayed in the block log when blocking
80 * (bug 18009) $wgHooks and $wgExtensionFunctions now support closures
81 * (bug 17948) Maintenance scripts now exit(0) or exit(1) as appropriate
82 * (bug 18377) Time in Enhanced ChangesList lacking localisation
83 * (bug 12998) Allow <sup>, <sub>, etc. in DISPLAYTITLE
84 * (bug 1553) Lowercase navigation headings in German
85 * (bug 7830) Pending transactions failed to commit on loginToUse() error
86 * (bug 11613) session.save_handler being over-ridden
87 * (bug 11381) session.save_handler being set twice (causes error)
88 * (bug 17835) ForeignAPIRepo throwing error on first page load for file
89 * (bug 18115) ForeignAPIRepo cache isn't working
90 * Fixed a bug caused by LanguageConverter.php, which brings an abnormal '}-'
91 after some parsed math syntax.
92 * (bug 18441) rebuildrecentchanges.inc no longer ignores $wgLogRestrictions
93 * (bug 18317) Bolded selections in 1 | 3 | etc days on RecentChanges now use
94 <strong> instead of hardcoded styles
95 * (bug 18449) Fixed items number per column on category pages when the total is
97 * (bug 18121) maintenance/deleteArchivedRevisions.php no longer deletes
98 revisions when --delete is not passed
99 * (bug 13172) GPS coordinates in image Exif data are now actually displayed
100 * Overhaul of preferences system, includes the following bug fixes:
101 * (bug 5363) Changes to default preferences now impact registered users.
102 * (bug 14806) Hook to enable putting preferences in existing tabs.
103 * (bug 17191) Registration date now listed on preferences page.
104 * Note that this change will break some extensions which have not been adapted
106 * (bug 17020) Adding fallback encodings for Traditional and Simplified Chinese
107 languages while the the text is typed as URLs.
108 * (bug 18535) Search tab tool-tops are corrupted
109 * (bug 17614) Prev / Next links not need on ImagePage file history if less than limit
110 * (bug 18207) Strange spacing before [[irc:...]] links
111 * Removed float from the user login form in RTL interface - caused display
113 * (bug 15008) Redirect images are now subject to Bad image list rules
114 * (bug 6802) profileinfo.php now also work on other database servers than MySQL
115 * (bug 16925) Diffs no longer fail when $wgExternalDiffEngine is set to 'wikidiff'
116 or 'wikidiff2' but extension is not installed
117 * (bug 18326) Chmod errors in file repos have been hidden
118 * (bug 18718) Comma after a } create a error in IE
119 * (bug 18716) Removed redundant class in Modern skin CSS for category links and
121 * (bug 18656) Use proper directory separators in wfMkdirParents()
123 == API changes in 1.16 ==
125 * Added uiprop=changeablegroups to meta=userinfo
126 * Added usprop=gender to list=users
127 * (bug 18311) action=purge now works for images too
128 * Add parentid to prop=revisions output
129 * (bug 17832) action=delete returns 'unknownerror' instead of 'permissiondenied'
130 when the user is blocked
131 * (bug 18546) Added timestamp of new revision to action=edit output
132 * (bug 18554) Also list hidden revisions in list=usercontribs for privileged
134 * (bug 13049) "API must be accessed from the primary script entry point" error
135 * (bug 16422) Don't display help for format=jsonfm unless specifically requested
136 * Added PHP and database version to meta=siteinfo output
137 * (bug 18533) Add readonly message to meta=siteinfo output
138 * (bug 18518) Add clprop=hidden to prop=categories
139 * (bug 18710) Fixed internal error with empty parameter in action=paraminfo
140 * (bug 18709) Missing descriptions for some parameters in action=paraminfo
142 * (bug 18731) Show correct SVN links for extension modules in api.php?version
143 * (bug 18730) Add version information to action=paraminfo output
144 * (bug 18743) Add ucprop=size to list=usercontribs
145 * (bug 18749) Add generator flag to action=paraminfo output
147 === Languages updated in 1.16 ===
149 MediaWiki supports over 300 languages. Many localisations are updated
150 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
151 changes to languages because of MediaZilla reports.
153 * (bug 18474) Sorani (ckb - Central Kurdish) (renamed from ku-arab)
154 * Add PLURAL function for Scots Gaelic (gd)
155 * Add Estonian letters äöõšüž to linktrail (et)
156 * (bug 18776) Native name of Burmese language (my)
160 MediaWiki 1.16 requires PHP 5 (5.2 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
162 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
163 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
164 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
166 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
167 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
172 1.16 has several database changes since 1.15, and will not work without schema
175 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito-
176 ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
177 database schema changes.
179 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
180 new database fields are filled with data.
182 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
183 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
184 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
186 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
191 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
192 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
193 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
194 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
195 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
197 For notes on 1.15.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
200 === Online documentation ===
202 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
203 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
204 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
207 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
212 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
215 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
217 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
219 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
221 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
222 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
227 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net