RELEASE-NOTES

   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 1.15 ==
   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 1.15 ===
  22
  23 * Added $wgNewPasswordExpiry, to specify an expiry time (in seconds) to
  24   temporary passwords
  25
  26 === New features in 1.15 ===
  27
  28 * (bug 2242) Add an expiry time to temporary passwords
  29 * Added "Advanced search" link to the search form
  30 * Special:Upload can now have a custom upload message instead of uploadtext by
  31   passing "uploadmsg" parameter in the url
  32 * (bug 9947) Add PROTECTIONLEVEL parser function to return the protection level
  33   for the current page for a given action
  34 * (bug 17002) Add &minor= and &summary= as parameters in the url when editing,
  35   to automatically add a summary or a minor edit.
  36 * (bug 16852) padleft and padright now accept multiletter pad characters
  37
  38 === Bug fixes in 1.15 ===
  39 * (bug 16968) Special:Upload no longer throws useless warnings.
  40 * (bug 17000) Special:RevisionDelete now checks if the database is locked before
  41   trying to delete the edit.
  42 * (bug 16852) padleft and padright now handle multibyte characters correctly
  43 * (bug 17010) maintenance/namespaceDupes.php now add the suffix recursively if
  44   the destination page exists
  45
  46 == API changes in 1.15 ==
  47 * (bug 16858) Revamped list=deletedrevs to make listing deleted contributions
  48   and listing all deleted pages possible
  49 * (bug 16844) Added clcategories parameter to prop=categories
  50 * (bug 17025) Add "fileextension" parameter to meta=siteinfo&siprop=
  51
  52 === Languages updated in 1.15 ===
  53
  54 MediaWiki supports over 300 languages. Many localisations are updated
  55 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed.
  56
  57 == Compatibility ==
  58
  59 MediaWiki 1.15 requires PHP 5 (5.2 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  60
  61 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
  62 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
  63 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
  64
  65 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
  66 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
  67
  68
  69 == Upgrading ==
  70
  71 1.15 has several database changes since 1.14, and will not work without schema
  72 updates.
  73
  74 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito-
  75 ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
  76 database schema changes.
  77
  78 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  79 new database fields are filled with data.
  80
  81 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  82 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  83 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  84
  85 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  86
  87
  88 === Caveats ===
  89
  90 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
  91 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
  92 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
  93 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
  94 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
  95
  96 For notes on 1.14.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  97
  98
  99 === Online documentation ===
 100
 101 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
 102 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
 103 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
 104 the public domain) :
 105
 106   http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
 107
 108
 109 === Mailing list ===
 110
 111 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
 112 wikitech-l list:
 113
 114   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 115
 116 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 117
 118   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 119
 120 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 121 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 122
 123
 124 === IRC help ===
 125
 126 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net