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 1.14 ===
25 === New features in 1.14 ===
29 === Bug fixes in 1.14 ===
33 === API changes in 1.14 ===
37 === Languages updated in 1.14 ===
39 MediaWiki supports over 300 languages. Many localisations are updated
40 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed.
46 MediaWiki 1.14 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
48 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
49 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
50 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
52 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
53 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
58 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons repository,
59 make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
60 database schema changes.
62 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
63 new database fields are filled with data.
65 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
66 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
67 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
69 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
74 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
75 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
76 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
77 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
78 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
80 For notes on 1.13.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
83 === Online documentation ===
85 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
86 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
87 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
90 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
95 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
98 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
100 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
102 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
104 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
105 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
110 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net