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@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
 MediaWiki 1.27 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 
 MediaWiki 1.27 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 

+=== PHP version requirement ===
+As of 1.27, MediaWiki now requires PHP 5.5.9 or higher. This corresponds with
+HHVM 3.1.
+

 === Configuration changes in 1.27 ===
 * $wgUseLinkNamespaceDBFields was removed.
 * Deprecated $wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine and
 === Configuration changes in 1.27 ===
 * $wgUseLinkNamespaceDBFields was removed.
 * Deprecated $wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine and


@@ -95,11 +99,12 @@ production.
   return a MediaWiki\Session\Token, and tokens must be checked using that
   class's methods.
 * $wgEnotifUseJobQ was removed and the job queue is always used.
   return a MediaWiki\Session\Token, and tokens must be checked using that
   class's methods.
 * $wgEnotifUseJobQ was removed and the job queue is always used.

+* The functionality of the ApiSandbox extension has been merged into core. The
+  extension should no longer be used.

 
 === New features in 1.27 ===
 
 === New features in 1.27 ===

-* $wgDataCenterId and $wgDataCenterRoles where added, which will serve as
-  basic configuration settings needed for multi-datacenter setups.
-  $wgDataCenterUpdateStickTTL was also added.
+* $wgDataCenterUpdateStickTTL was also added. This decides how long a user
+  sticks to the primary DC (via cookies) after they make changes to the site.

 * Added a new hook, 'UserMailerTransformContent', to transform the contents
   of an email. This is similar to the EmailUser hook but applies to all mail
   sent via UserMailer.
 * Added a new hook, 'UserMailerTransformContent', to transform the contents
   of an email. This is similar to the EmailUser hook but applies to all mail
   sent via UserMailer.


@@ -157,6 +162,13 @@ production.
   aria-describedby, aria-flowto, aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-owns.
 * Removed "presentation" restriction on the HTML role attribute in wikitext.
   All values are now allowed for the role attribute.
   aria-describedby, aria-flowto, aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-owns.
 * Removed "presentation" restriction on the HTML role attribute in wikitext.
   All values are now allowed for the role attribute.

+* $wgContentHandlers now also supports callbacks to create an instance of the
+  appropriate ContentHandler subclass.
+* Added $wgAuthenticationTokenVersion, which if non-null prevents the
+  user_token database field from being exposed in cookies. Setting this would
+  be a good idea, but will log out all current sessions.
+* $wgEventRelayerConfig was added, for managing PubSub event relay configuration,
+  specifically for reliable CDN url purges.

 
 === External library changes in 1.27 ===
 
 
 === External library changes in 1.27 ===
 


@@ -210,6 +222,7 @@ production.
 * ApiQueryBase::getDirectionDescription() was removed (deprecated since 1.25).
 * ApiQuery::getModules() was removed (deprecated since 1.21).
 * ApiMain::getModules() was removed (deprecated since 1.21).
 * ApiQueryBase::getDirectionDescription() was removed (deprecated since 1.25).
 * ApiQuery::getModules() was removed (deprecated since 1.21).
 * ApiMain::getModules() was removed (deprecated since 1.21).

+* ApiBase::getVersion() was removed (deprecated since 1.21).

 
 === Languages updated in 1.27 ===
 
 
 === Languages updated in 1.27 ===
 


@@ -305,10 +318,12 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
   together but instead pick the final one, similar to image syntax.
 * XML-like parser tags (such as <gallery>), when unclosed, will be left unparsed
   rather than consume everything until the end of the page.
   together but instead pick the final one, similar to image syntax.
 * XML-like parser tags (such as <gallery>), when unclosed, will be left unparsed
   rather than consume everything until the end of the page.

+* New maintenance script resetUserEmail.php allows sysadmins to reset user emails in case
+  a user forgot password/account was stolen.

 
 == Compatibility ==
 
 
 == Compatibility ==
 

-MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.3.3 or later. There is experimental support for
+MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for

 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 
 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 
 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but