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 1.17 ==
   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 1.17 ===
  22 * DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3 extensions
  23   has been removed.
  24
  25 === New features in 1.17 ===
  26 * (bug 10183) Users can now add personal styles and scripts to all skins via
  27   User:<name>/common.css and /common.js (if user css/js is enabled)
  28
  29 === Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
  30 * (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive without
  31   updating DB
  32 * (bug 22666) Submitting user block form with an invalid user name no longer
  33   throws an error
  34 * (bugs 22665 and 22667) User '0' can now be unblocked and have its block
  35   settings changed
  36 * (bug 22606) The body of e-mail address confirmation message is now different
  37   when the address changed
  38 * (bug 22664) Special:Userrights now accepts '0' as a valid user name
  39 * (bug 5210) preload parser now parses <noinclude>, <includeonly> and redirects
  40 * (bug 22709) IIS7 mishandles redirects generated by OutputPage::output() when
  41   the URL contains a colon.
  42 * (bug 22353) Categorised recent changes now works again
  43 * (bug 22747) "Reveal my e-mail address in notification e-mails" preference is
  44   now only displayed when relevant
  45
  46 == API changes in 1.17 ==
  47 * (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent
  48
  49 === Languages updated in 1.17 ===
  50
  51 == Compatibility ==
  52
  53 MediaWiki 1.17 requires PHP 5.1 (5.2 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  54
  55 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
  56 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
  57
  58
  59 == Upgrading ==
  60
  61 1.17 has several database changes since 1.16, and will not work without schema
  62 updates.
  63
  64 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito-
  65 ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
  66 database schema changes.
  67
  68 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  69 new database fields are filled with data.
  70
  71 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  72 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  73 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  74
  75 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  76
  77
  78 === Caveats ===
  79
  80 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
  81 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
  82 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
  83 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
  84 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
  85
  86 For notes on 1.16.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  87
  88
  89 === Online documentation ===
  90
  91 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
  92 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
  93 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
  94 the public domain) :
  95
  96   http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  97
  98
  99 === Mailing list ===
 100
 101 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
 102 wikitech-l list:
 103
 104   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 105
 106 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 107
 108   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 109
 110 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 111 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 112
 113
 114 === IRC help ===
 115
 116 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net