* (bug 6627) Fix regression in Special:Ipblocklist with table prefix
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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 1.8 ==
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 development happen
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 ==
22
23 * None yet!
24
25
26 == Major new features ==
27
28 * (bug 550) Allow blocks on anonymous users only.
29
30 == Changes since 1.7 ==
31
32 * (bug 6562) Removed unmaintained ParserXml.php for now
33 * History paging overlap bug fixed
34 * (bug 6586) Regression in "unblocked" subtitle
35 * Don't put empty-page message into view-source when page text is blank
36 * (bug 6587) Remove redundant "allnonarticles" message
37 * Block improvements: Allow blocks on anonymous users only. Optionally allow
38 or disallow account creation from blocked IP addresses. Prevent duplicate
39 blocks. Fixed the problem of expiry and unblocking erroneously affecting
40 multiple blocks. Fixed confusing lack of error message when a blocked user
41 attempts to create an account. Fixed inefficiency of Special:Ipblocklist in
42 the presence of large numbers of blocks; added indexes and implemented an
43 indexed pager.
44 * (bug 6448) Allow filtering of Special:Newpages according to username
45 * (bug 6618) Improve permissions/error detection in Special:Lockdb
46 * Quick hack for extension testing: parser test doesn't create new message
47 cache object.
48 * (bug 6299) Maintain parser's revision ID across recursive calls to fix
49 {{REVISIONID}} when Cite extension is used
50 * (bug 6622) Removed deprecated function image::newFromTitle
51 * (bug 6627) Fix regression in Special:Ipblocklist with table prefix
52
53
54 == Languages updated ==
55
56 * Albanian (sq)
57 * Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br)
58 * Catalan (ca)
59 * English (en)
60 * German (de)
61 * Hebrew (he)
62 * Hungarian (hu)
63 * Indonesian (id)
64 * Russian (ru)
65 * Telugu (te)
66
67 == Compatibility ==
68
69 MediaWiki 1.8 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
70
71 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
72 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
73
74
75 == Upgrading ==
76
77 Several changes to the database have been made from 1.6:
78
79 * A new "langlinks" table tracks interlanguage links
80 * A new "filearchive" table stores information on deleted files
81 * A new "querycache_info" table stores information on query page updates
82
83 To ensure that these tables are filled with data, run refreshLinks.php after
84 the upgrade.
85
86 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
87 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
88 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
89
90 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
91
92
93
94 === Caveats ===
95
96 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
97 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
98 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
99 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
100 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
101
102
103 For notes on 1.5.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
104
105
106 === Online documentation ===
107
108 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
109 built up on Meta-Wikipedia, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
110 License:
111
112 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
113
114
115 === Mailing list ===
116
117 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
118 wikitech-l list:
119
120 http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
121
122 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
123
124 http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
125
126 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
127 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
128
129
130 === IRC help ===
131
132 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net