* (bug 22748) Add anchors on Special:ListGroupRights
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1 = MediaWiki release notes =
2
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.
5
6 == MediaWiki 1.17 ==
7
8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
9
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.
13
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.
17
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
20
21 === Configuration changes in 1.17 ===
22 * DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3 extensions
23 has been removed.
24
25 === New features in 1.17 ===
26 * (bug 10183) Users can now add personal styles and scripts to all skins via
27 User:<name>/common.css and /common.js (if user css/js is enabled)
28 * (bug 22748) Add anchors on Special:ListGroupRights
29
30 === Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
31 * (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive without
32 updating DB
33 * (bug 22666) Submitting user block form with an invalid user name no longer
34 throws an error
35 * (bugs 22665 and 22667) User '0' can now be unblocked and have its block
36 settings changed
37 * (bug 22606) The body of e-mail address confirmation message is now different
38 when the address changed
39 * (bug 22664) Special:Userrights now accepts '0' as a valid user name
40 * (bug 5210) preload parser now parses <noinclude>, <includeonly> and redirects
41 * (bug 22709) IIS7 mishandles redirects generated by OutputPage::output() when
42 the URL contains a colon.
43 * (bug 22353) Categorised recent changes now works again
44 * (bug 22747) "Reveal my e-mail address in notification e-mails" preference is
45 now only displayed when relevant
46
47 == API changes in 1.17 ==
48 * (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent
49
50 === Languages updated in 1.17 ===
51
52 == Compatibility ==
53
54 MediaWiki 1.17 requires PHP 5.1 (5.2 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
55
56 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
57 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
58
59
60 == Upgrading ==
61
62 1.17 has several database changes since 1.16, and will not work without schema
63 updates.
64
65 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito-
66 ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
67 database schema changes.
68
69 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
70 new database fields are filled with data.
71
72 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
73 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
74 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
75
76 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
77
78
79 === Caveats ===
80
81 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
82 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
83 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
84 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
85 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
86
87 For notes on 1.16.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
88
89
90 === Online documentation ===
91
92 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
93 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
94 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
95 the public domain) :
96
97 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
98
99
100 === Mailing list ===
101
102 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
103 wikitech-l list:
104
105 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
106
107 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
108
109 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
110
111 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
112 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
113
114
115 === IRC help ===
116
117 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net