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 1.13 ===
25 === New features in 1.13 ===
27 * __HIDDENCAT__ on a category page causes the category to be hidden on the
29 * Don't show edit permissions errors on a red link click, just redirect to the
30 article. This is so that readers who don't know what a red link is aren't
31 confused when they are told they are range-blocked.
32 * One can turn off syndicatino feeds by setting $wgFeed to false
33 * (bug 13137) Allow setting 'editprotected' right separately from 'protect',
34 so groups may optionally edit protected pages without being able to protect
37 === Bug fixes in 1.13 ===
39 * (bug 10677) Add link to the file description page on the shared repository
40 * (bug 13084) Increase size of source/destination filename fields in upload form
41 * (bug 13115) rebuildrecentchanges should print the current value of $wgRCMaxAge
42 * (bug 13140) Show parent categories in category namespace
43 * (bug 13149) Correctly format 'fileexists' message on Upload page.
44 * Make filepageexists accurate.
45 * (bug 12988) $wgMinimalPasswordLength no longer breaks create user by email
46 * (bug 13022) Fix upload from URL on PHP 5.0.x
48 === API changes in 1.13 ===
50 * Fixing main page display in meta=siteinfo
51 * (bug 13128) Add patrolled flag to list=recentchanges
52 * Implemented {bl,ei,iu}redirect (lists links through redirects as well)
53 * (bug 13154) Introducing subpages flag to meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces
55 === Languages updated in 1.13 ===
64 * Samogitian (bat-smg)
67 * Crimean Turkish (Cyrillic) (crh-cyrl)
68 * Crimean Turkish (Latin) (crh-latn)
81 * Franco-Provençal (frp)
89 * Eastern Canadian (Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics) (ike-cans)
106 * Norwegian Nynorsk (nn)
107 * Norwegian (bokmål) (no)
135 MediaWiki 1.13 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
137 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
138 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
139 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
141 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
142 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
147 1.13 has several database changes since 1.12, and will not work without schema
150 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
151 new database fields are filled with data.
153 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons repository,
154 make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
155 database schema changes.
157 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
158 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
159 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
161 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
166 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
167 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
168 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
169 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
170 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
172 For notes on 1.12.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
175 === Online documentation ===
177 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
178 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
179 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
182 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
187 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
190 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
192 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
194 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
196 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
197 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
202 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net