RELEASE-NOTES-1.22

   1 Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals. If you
   2 have it on, turn it '''off''' if you can.
   3
   4 == MediaWiki 1.22 ==
   5
   6 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   7
   8 MediaWiki 1.22 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   9 production.
  10
  11 === Configuration changes in 1.22 ===
  12 * $wgRedirectScript was removed. It was unused.
  13 * Removed $wgLocalMessageCacheSerialized, it is now always true.
  14 * When $wgUseVFormUserLogin is true, the redesign of Special:UserLogin is
  15   activated.
  16 * $wgVectorUseIconWatch is now enabled by default.
  17
  18 === New features in 1.22 ===
  19 * (bug 44525) mediawiki.jqueryMsg can now parse (whitelisted) HTML elements and attributes.
  20 * (bug 33454) Language::sprintfDate now has a timezone parameter, and supports
  21   the "eIOPTZ" formatting characters.
  22 * EditWarning: A warning is shown when an editor leaves the edit form without
  23   saving (enabled by default, users can opt-out via the 'useeditwarning'
  24   preference). This feature was moved from the Vector extension, and is now part
  25   of core for all skins. Take care when upgrading that you don't use an older
  26   version of the Vector extension as this feature may conflict.
  27 * New version of Special:UserLogin form. It is opt-in for now, controlled by
  28   the $wgUseVFormUserLogin setting or a 'useNew' URL parameter trigger.
  29 * Added 'SpecialSearchResultsPrepend' and 'SpecialSearchResultsAppend' hooks.
  30 * (bug 23343) Implemented ability to apply IP blocks to the contents of X-Forwarded-For headers
  31   by adding a new configuration variable $wgApplyIpBlocksToXff (disabled by default).
  32
  33 === Bug fixes in 1.22 ===
  34 * Disable Special:PasswordReset when $wgEnableEmail. Previously one could still
  35   navigate to the page by entering the URL directly.
  36 * (bug 47138) Fixed a fatal error when a blocked user tries to automatically
  37   create an account on login due external authentication in some circumstances.
  38 * (bug 23393) HTML <hN> headings containing line breaks are now handled
  39   correctly.
  40 * (bug 45803) Whitespace within == Headline == syntax and within <hN> headings
  41   is now non-significant and not preserved in the HTML output.
  42 * (bug 47218) Special:BlockList now handles correctly user names with spaces
  43   when passed as subpage.
  44 * Pager's properly validate which fields are allowed to be sorted on.
  45
  46 === API changes in 1.22 ===
  47 * (bug 46626) xmldoublequote parameter was removed. Because of a bug, the
  48   parameter has had no effect since MediaWiki 1.16, and so its removal is
  49   unlikely to impact existing clients.
  50 * (bug 25325) Added support for wlshow filtering (bots/anon/minor/patrolled)
  51   to action=feedwatchlist.
  52 * WDDX formatted output will actually be formatted (and normal output will no
  53   longer be), and will no longer choke on booleans.
  54 * action=opensearch no longer silently ignores the format parameter.
  55 * action=opensearch now supports format=jsonfm.
  56
  57 === Languages updated in 1.22===
  58
  59 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  60 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  61 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  62
  63 === Other changes in 1.22 ===
  64 * redirect.php was removed. It was unused.
  65 * ClickTracking integration was dropped from the mediaWiki.user.bucket
  66   JavaScript function. The 'tracked' option is now ignored.
  67 * BREAKING CHANGE: Legacy skins Simple, MySkin and Standard were all removed.
  68   Nostalgia was moved to an extension.
  69 * Event namespace used by jquery.makeCollapsible has been changed from
  70   'mw-collapse' to 'mw-collapsible' for consistency with the module name.
  71 * BREAKING CHANGE: The "ExternalAuth" authentication subsystem was removed, along
  72   with its associated globals of $wgExternalAuthType, $wgExternalAuthConf,
  73   $wgAutocreatePolicy and $wgAllowPrefChange. Affected users are encouraged to
  74   use AuthPlugin for external authentication/authorization needs.
  75 * The Quickbar feature of the legacy skin model and the last remnants of it
  76   throughout the code base have been removed.
  77 * Externaledit/externaldiff preference was removed. Very few users used this
  78   feature, and improper configuration can actually prevent a user from editing
  79 * Calling Linker methods using a skin will now output deprecation warnings.
  80 * (bug 46680) "Return to" links are no longer tagged with rel="next".
  81 * The Special:ActiveUsers special page was removed.
  82
  83 == Compatibility ==
  84
  85 MediaWiki 1.22 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later.
  86
  87 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  88 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  89 Oracle.
  90
  91 The supported versions are:
  92
  93 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  94 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  95 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  96 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  97
  98 == Upgrading ==
  99
 100 1.22 has several database changes since 1.21, and will not work without schema
 101 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 102 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 103 many hours on a large site).
 104
 105 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
 106 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
 107 due to database schema changes.
 108
 109 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
 110 new database fields are filled with data.
 111
 112 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
 113 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
 114 with MediaWiki 1.21.
 115
 116 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 117
 118 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
 119
 120 For notes on 1.21.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 121
 122 == Online documentation ==
 123
 124 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 125 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 126 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 127
 128         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
 129
 130 == Mailing list ==
 131
 132 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 133
 134         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 135
 136 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 137
 138         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 139
 140 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 141 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 142
 143 == IRC help ==
 144
 145 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.