== MediaWiki 1.17 ==
+=== PHP 5.2 now required ==
+Since 1.17, the lowest supported version of MediaWiki is now 5.2.3. Please
+upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
+
=== New installer in 1.17 ===
MediaWiki 1.17 is shipping with a completely redesigned installer to fix
a lot of outstanding bugs, cleanup the code quality, and make it easier to
from config/ to mw-config/. The specific bugs are listed below in the
general notes.
+=== New ResourceLoader in 1.17 ===
+MediaWiki 1.17 ships with a ResourceLoader which combines and minifies css and
+javascript attached to the page. They are served from the new entry point load.php
+If the page is served with the &debug=true parameter, the non-minified files
+are used instead.
+
=== Configuration changes in 1.17 ===
* DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3
extensions has been removed.
-* $wgLogAutocreatedAccounts controls whether autocreation of accounts is logged
- to new users log.
* $wgAllowImageTag can be set to true to whitelist the <img> tag in wikitext.
* (bug 12797) Add $wgGalleryOptions for adjusting of default gallery display
options.
* (bug 23848) Add {{ARTICLEPATH}} Magic Word.
* JavaScript-based password complexity checker on account creation and
password change.
-* The HTML ID's generated for sections are now much prettier when they contain
- punctuation or non-English letters, so a section named "Hello?" will now
- result in a URL ending in "#Hello?" rather than "#Hello.3F".
* (bug 8140) Add dedicated CSS classes to Special:Newpages elements
* (bug 11005) Add CSS class to empty pages in Special:Newpages
* The parser cache is now shared amongst users whose different settings aren't
* (bug 20244) Installer does not validate SQLite database directory for stable path
* (bug 1379) Installer directory conflicts with some hosts' configuration panel.
* (bug 12070) After Installation MySQL was blocked
+* Fix XML well-formedness on a few pages when $wgHtml5 is true (the default)
+* (bug 28568) Entries in the iwlinks table are now removed on page deletion
=== API changes in 1.17 ===
* (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent.
* Note on non-existing user and user talk pages if user does not exist
* New hook ShowMissingArticle so extensions can modify the output for
non-existent pages.
-* Added $wgUseAJAXCategories allow enabling AJAX based categories system.
- This works on all namespaces. Enabled namespaces can be reduces using
- $wgAJAXCategoriesNamespaces.
* Admins could disable some variants using $wgDisabledVariants now. ONLY apply
on wikis enabled LanguageConverter.
* (bug 16310) Credits page now lists IP addresses rather than saying the number