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 since 1.10 ==
24 == New features since 1.10 ==
26 * (bug 8868) Separate "blocked" message for autoblocks
27 * Adding expiry of block to block messages
28 * Bulk mail options ($wgEnotifImpersonal, $wgEnotifUseJobQ) for large sites
30 == Bugfixes since 1.10 ==
32 * (bug 9712) Use Arabic comma in date/time formats for Arabic and Farsi
33 * (bug 9670) Follow redirects when render edit section links to transcluded
35 * (bug 6204) Fix incorrect unindentation with $wgMaxTocLevel
36 * (bug 3431) Suppress "next page" link in Special:Search at end of results
37 * Don't show unblock form if the user doesn't have permission to use it
38 (cosmetic change, no vulnerabilities existed)
40 == Maintenance script changes since 1.10 ==
42 * Add support for wgMaxTocLevel option in parserTests
45 == Languages updated since 1.10 ==
62 * Chinese (PRC) (zh-cn)
63 * Chinese (Taiwan) (zh-tw)
68 MediaWiki 1.11 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
70 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
71 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
72 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
74 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
75 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
80 1.11 has several database changes since 1.10, and will not work without schema
83 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
84 new database fields are filled with data.
86 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
87 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
88 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
90 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
94 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
95 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
96 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
97 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
98 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
101 For notes on 1.10.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
104 === Online documentation ===
106 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
107 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
108 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
111 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
116 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
119 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
121 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
123 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
125 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
126 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
131 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net