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
  14 === New features in 1.22 ===
  15 * (bug 44525) mediawiki.jqueryMsg can now parse (whitelisted) HTML elements and attributes.
  16
  17 === Bug fixes in 1.22 ===
  18
  19 === API changes in 1.22 ===
  20 * (bug 46626) xmldoublequote parameter was removed. Because of a bug, the
  21   parameter has had no effect since MediaWiki 1.16, and so its removal is
  22   unlikely to impact existing clients.
  23
  24 === Languages updated in 1.22===
  25
  26 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  27 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  28 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  29
  30 === Other changes in 1.22 ===
  31 * redirect.php was removed. It was unused.
  32 * ClickTracking integration was dropped from the mediaWiki.user.bucket
  33   JavaScript function. The 'tracked' option is now ignored.
  34 * BREAKING CHANGE: Legacy skins Simple, MySkin and Standard were all removed.
  35   Nostalgia was moved to an extension.
  36 * Event namespace used by jquery.makeCollapsible has been changed from
  37   'mw-collapse' to 'mw-collapsible' for consistency with the module name.
  38 * BREAKING CHANGE: The "ExternalAuth" authentication subsystem was removed, along
  39   with its associated globals of $wgExternalAuthType, $wgExternalAuthConf,
  40   $wgAutocreatePolicy and $wgAllowPrefChange. Affected users are encouraged to
  41   use AuthPlugin for external authentication/authorization needs.
  42 * The Quickbar feature of the legacy skin model and the last remnants of it
  43   throughout the code base have been removed.
  44
  45 == Compatibility ==
  46
  47 MediaWiki 1.22 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later.
  48
  49 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  50 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  51 Oracle.
  52
  53 The supported versions are:
  54
  55 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  56 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  57 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  58 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  59
  60 == Upgrading ==
  61
  62 1.22 has several database changes since 1.21, and will not work without schema
  63 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  64 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  65 many hours on a large site).
  66
  67 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  68 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  69 due to database schema changes.
  70
  71 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  72 new database fields are filled with data.
  73
  74 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  75 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  76 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  77
  78 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  79
  80 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  81
  82 For notes on 1.21.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  83
  84 == Online documentation ==
  85
  86 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  87 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  88 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  89
  90         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  91
  92 == Mailing list ==
  93
  94 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  95
  96         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  97
  98 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  99
 100         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 101
 102 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 103 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 104
 105 == IRC help ==
 106
 107 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.