RELEASE-NOTES-1.19

   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 1.19 ==
   7
   8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   9
  10 MediaWiki 1.19 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
  11 production.
  12
  13 === Configuration changes in 1.19 ===
  14 * $wgRateLimitsExcludedGroups (deprecated in 1.13) has been removed
  15 * $wgInputEncoding and $wgOutputEncoding (deprecated in 1.5) have now been removed
  16 * $wgAllowUserSkin (deprecated in 1.16) has now been removed
  17 * $wgExtraRandompageSQL (deprecated in 1.16) has now been removed
  18
  19 === New features in 1.19 ===
  20
  21 === Bug fixes in 1.19 ===
  22 * (bug 10154) Don't allow user to specify days beyond $wgRCMaxAge.
  23
  24 === API changes in 1.19 ===
  25
  26 === Languages updated in 1.19 ===
  27
  28 MediaWiki supports over 330 languages. Many localisations are updated
  29 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  30 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  31
  32 == Compatibility ==
  33
  34 MediaWiki 1.19 requires PHP 5.2.3. PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  35
  36 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  37 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for IBM
  38 DB2, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  39
  40 The supported versions are:
  41
  42 * MySQL 4.0 or later
  43 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  44 * SQLite 3
  45
  46 == Upgrading ==
  47
  48 1.19 has several database changes since 1.17, and will not work without schema
  49 updates.
  50
  51 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  52 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  53 due to database schema changes.
  54
  55 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  56 new database fields are filled with data.
  57
  58 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  59 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  60 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  61
  62 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  63
  64 For notes on 1.15.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  65
  66 == Online documentation ==
  67
  68 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  69 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  70 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  71
  72         http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  73
  74 == Mailing list ==
  75
  76 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  77
  78         http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  79
  80 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  81
  82         http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  83
  84 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  85 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  86
  87 == IRC help ==
  88
  89 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.