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 ===
23 * New option $wgFeed can be set false to turn off syndication feeds
24 * (bug 13137) Allow setting 'editprotected' right separately from 'protect',
25 so groups may optionally edit protected pages without being able to protect
28 === New features in 1.13 ===
30 * __HIDDENCAT__ on a category page causes the category to be hidden on the
32 * Don't show edit permissions errors on a red link click, just redirect to the
33 article. This is so that readers who don't know what a red link is aren't
34 confused when they are told they are range-blocked.
35 * Add a new hook ImageBeforeProduceHTML to allow extensions to modify wikitext
37 * (bug 13100) Added 'preloadtitle' parameter to action=edit§ion=new that
38 pre-fills the section title field.
39 * (bug 13112) Added Special:RelatedChanges alias to Special:Recentchangeslinked
40 * (bug 13130) Moved edit token and autosummary fields above edit tools to
41 reduce broken form submissions
44 === Bug fixes in 1.13 ===
46 * (bug 10677) Add link to the file description page on the shared repository
47 * (bug 13084) Increase size of source/destination filename fields in upload form
48 * (bug 13115) rebuildrecentchanges should print the current value of $wgRCMaxAge
49 * (bug 13140) Show parent categories in category namespace
50 * (bug 13149) Correctly format 'fileexists' message on Upload page
51 * Make the default filepageexists message accurate
52 * (bug 12988) $wgMinimalPasswordLength no longer breaks create user by email
53 * (bug 13022) Fix upload from URL on PHP 5.0.x
54 * (bug 13132) Unable to unprotect pages protected with earlier versions of MediaWiki
55 * (bug 12723) OpenSearch description name now uses more compact language code
56 to avoid passing the length limit as often, is customizable per site via
57 'opensearch-desc' message.
58 * (bug 13135) Special:Userrights now passes IDs through form submission
59 to allow functionality on not-quite-right usernames
60 * (bug 12575) Prevent duplicate patrol log entries from being created
61 * (bug 13174) __HIDDENCAT__ now applies only to category pages
62 * (bug 13031) Add links to user pages in e-mail form
63 * (bug 13147) Description for categoriespagetext (used in Special:Categories) reworded
65 === API changes in 1.13 ===
67 * Fixing main page display in meta=siteinfo
68 * (bug 13128) Added patrolled flag to list=recentchanges
69 * Implemented {bl,ei,iu}redirect (lists links through redirects as well)
70 * (bug 13154) Introduced subpages flag to meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces
71 * (bug 13157) Added ucuserprefix parameter to list=usercontibs
72 * (bug 12394) Added rctitles parameter to list=recentchanges, making rcid retrieval easier
74 === Languages updated in 1.13 ===
83 * Samogitian (bat-smg)
86 * Crimean Turkish (Cyrillic) (crh-cyrl)
87 * Crimean Turkish (Latin) (crh-latn)
100 * Franco-Provençal (frp)
106 * Upper Sorbian (hsb)
109 * Eastern Canadian (Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics) (ike-cans)
126 * Norwegian Nynorsk (nn)
127 * Norwegian (bokmål) (no)
155 MediaWiki 1.13 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
157 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
158 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
159 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
161 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
162 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
167 1.13 has several database changes since 1.12, and will not work without schema
170 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
171 new database fields are filled with data.
173 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons repository,
174 make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
175 database schema changes.
177 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
178 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
179 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
181 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
186 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
187 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
188 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
189 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
190 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
192 For notes on 1.12.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
195 === Online documentation ===
197 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
198 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
199 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
202 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
207 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
210 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
212 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
214 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
216 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
217 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
222 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net