Merge "Web installer: check for low PHP versions before executing"

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.24

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.24 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.24
index ed1b02e..70f6084 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.24
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.24
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you should
-turn it off. Although MediaWiki will work with it enabled, it exposes your
-server to potential security vulnerabilities.
+Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you must
+turn it off. MediaWiki will no longer work with it enabled.
 
 == MediaWiki 1.24 ==
 
@@ -10,6 +9,9 @@ MediaWiki 1.24 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 
 === Configuration changes in 1.24 ===
+* MediaWiki will no longer run if register_globals is enabled. It has been
+  deprecated for 5 years now, and was removed in PHP 5.4. For more information
+  about why, see <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/register_globals>.
 * The server's canonical hostname is available as $wgServerName, which is
   exposed in both mw.config and ApiQuerySiteInfo.
 * Introduced $wgPagePropsHaveSortkey as a backwards-compatibility switch,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ production.
 * $wgCountTotalSearchHits has been removed. If you're concerned about efficiency
   of search, you should use something like CirrusSearch instead of built in
   search.
+* Users in the 'sysop' group have access to Special:MergeHistory by default.
 
 === New features in 1.24 ===
 * Added a new hook, "WhatLinksHereProps", to allow extensions to annotate
@@ -216,6 +219,15 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
   SpecialPageBeforeFormDisplay.
 * (bug 65781) Removed block warning on included {{Special:Contributions}}
 * Removed Skin::makeGlobalVariablesScript. (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed MWNamespace::isMain(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Preferences::loadOldSearchNs(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed OutputPage::getStatusMessage(). (deprecated since 1.18)
+* Removed OutputPage::isUserJsAllowed(). (deprecated since 1.18)
+* Removed Title::updateTitleProtection(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed ParserOptions::setSkin(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Title::escapeCanonicalURL(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Title::escapeLocalURL(). (deprecated since 1.19)
+* Removed Title::escapeFullURL(). (deprecated since 1.19)
 
 ==== Renamed classes ====
 * CLDRPluralRuleConverter_Expression to CLDRPluralRuleConverterExpression