RELEASE-NOTES-1.24

   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 1.24 ==
   5
   6 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   7
   8 MediaWiki 1.24 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   9 production.
  10
  11 === Configuration changes in 1.24 ===
  12
  13 === New features in 1.24 ===
  14
  15 === Bug fixes in 1.24 ===
  16 * (bug 62258) A bug was fixed in File::getUnscaledThumb when a height
  17   restriction was present in the parameters.  Images with both the "frame"
  18   option and a size specification set will now always ignore the provided
  19   size and display an unscaled image, as the documentation has always
  20   claimed it would.
  21
  22 === Web API changes in 1.24 ===
  23
  24 === Languages updated in 1.24 ===
  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 1.24 ===
  31 * The deprecated jquery.delayedBind ResourceLoader module was removed.
  32
  33 == Compatibility ==
  34
  35 MediaWiki 1.24 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later.
  36
  37 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  38 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  39 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  40
  41 The supported versions are:
  42
  43 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  44 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  45 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  46 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  47 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  48
  49 == Upgrading ==
  50
  51 1.24 has several database changes since 1.22, and will not work without schema
  52 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  53 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  54 many hours on a large site).
  55
  56 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  57 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  58 due to database schema changes.
  59
  60 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  61 new database fields are filled with data.
  62
  63 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  64 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  65 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  66
  67 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  68
  69 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  70
  71 For notes on 1.21.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  72
  73 == Online documentation ==
  74
  75 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  76 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  77 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  78
  79         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  80
  81 == Mailing list ==
  82
  83 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  84
  85         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  86
  87 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  88
  89         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  90
  91 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  92 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  93
  94 == IRC help ==
  95
  96 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.