* Installer checked for magic_quotes_runtime instead of register_globals.
* (bug 30131) XCache with variable caching disabled no longer used for variable caching (CACHE_ACCEL)
* $wgSVGMaxSize is now applied to the smaller of width or height, making very wide pano/timeline/diagram SVGs renderable at saner sizes
+* (bug 30219) The page shown when LocalSettings.php does not exist was broken on
+ Windows servers.
=== API changes in 1.18 ===
* BREAKING CHANGE: action=watch now requires POST and token.