Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain
it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
+=== New installer in 1.17 ===
+MediaWiki 1.17 is shipping with a completely redesigned installer to fix
+a lot of outstanding bugs, cleanup the code quality, and make it easier to
+use. Notably, you can now run upgrades from the web without having to move
+LocalSettings.php. The specific bugs are listed below in the general notes.
+
=== Configuration changes in 1.17 ===
* DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3
extensions has been removed.
available as input for other configuration items, either.
* Remove $wgRemoteUploads. It was not well supported and superseded by
$wgUploadNavigationUrl.
-* $wgUpgradeKey allows unlocking the web installer for upgrades without having
- to move LocalSettings.php
+* (bug 198) $wgUpgradeKey allows unlocking the web installer for upgrades
+ without having to move LocalSettings.php
* The FailFunction "error handling" method has now been removed
* $wgAdditionalMailParams added to allow setting extra options to mail() calls.
* $wgSecureLogin & $wgSecureLoginStickHTTPS to optionaly login using HTTPS
when a wiki has multiple variant languages.
* (bug 19593) Specifying --server in now works for all maintenance scripts
* Now rebuildtextindex.php warns if SQLite doesn't support full-text search.
+* (bug 10541) Front/backend separation of installation/upgrade code
+* (bug 10596) Allow installer to enable extensions already in extensions folder
+* (bug 17394) Make installer check for latest version against MediaWiki.org
+* (bug 20627) Installer should be in languages other than English
=== Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
* (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive
$wgSMTP without PEAR mail package
* (bug 19633) When possible, Upscale small SVGs when creating thumbnails.
* (bug 25725) Unwanted linebreaks in diffs.
+* (bug 11013) Database driver detection needs rewriting for robustness
+* (bug 13409) Installer prompts could use clarification--now has help boxes
+* (bug 16902) Installer spews warnings when exec() and dl() are not available
+* (bug 19129) Only show MyISAM/InnoDB when supported
+* (bug 17762) Only show other e-mail options when e-mail is globally enabled
=== API changes in 1.17 ===
* (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent.