RELEASE-NOTES

   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 1.13 ==
   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 developments
  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 in 1.13 ===
  22
  23 * ...
  24
  25 === New features in 1.13 ===
  26
  27 * __HIDDENCAT__ on a category page causes the category to be hidden on the
  28   article page.
  29 * Don't show edit permissions errors on a red link click, just redirect to the
  30   article. This is so that readers who don't know what a red link is aren't
  31   confused when they are told they are range-blocked.
  32 * One can turn off syndicatino feeds by setting $wgFeed to false
  33
  34 === Bug fixes in 1.13 ===
  35
  36 * (bug 10677) Add link to the file description page on the shared repository
  37 * (bug 13084) Increase size of source/destination filename fields in upload form
  38 * (bug 13115) rebuildrecentchanges should print the current value of $wgRCMaxAge
  39 * (bug 13132) Unable to unprotect pages protected with earlier versions of MediaWiki
  40 * (bug 13137) Bots to edit protected pages
  41 * (bug 13140) Show parent categories in category namespace
  42
  43 === API changes in 1.13 ===
  44
  45 * Fixing main page display in meta=siteinfo
  46 * (bug 13128) Add patrolled flag to list=recentchanges
  47
  48 === Languages updated in 1.13 ===
  49
  50 * ...
  51
  52 == Compatibility ==
  53
  54 MediaWiki 1.13 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  55
  56 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
  57 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
  58 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
  59
  60 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
  61 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
  62
  63
  64 == Upgrading ==
  65
  66 1.13 has several database changes since 1.12, and will not work without schema
  67 updates.
  68
  69 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  70 new database fields are filled with data.
  71
  72 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons repository,
  73 make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
  74 database schema changes.
  75
  76 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  77 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  78 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  79
  80 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  81
  82
  83 === Caveats ===
  84
  85 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
  86 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
  87 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
  88 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
  89 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
  90
  91 For notes on 1.12.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  92
  93
  94 === Online documentation ===
  95
  96 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
  97 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
  98 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
  99 the public domain) :
 100
 101   http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
 102
 103
 104 === Mailing list ===
 105
 106 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
 107 wikitech-l list:
 108
 109   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 110
 111 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 112
 113   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 114
 115 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 116 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 117
 118
 119 === IRC help ===
 120
 121 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net