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 1.6 pre-pre-pre-pre-alpha ==
   7
   8 Misc work going on.....
   9
  10 Big things to note:
  11 * MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported.
  12
  13
  14 == Changes since 1.5 ==
  15
  16 * please fill in for the last couple weeks
  17 * Rearranged Special:Movepage form to reduce confusion between destination
  18   title and reason input boxes
  19 * (bug 2527) Always set destination filename when new file is selected
  20 * (bug 3056) MySQL 3 compatibility fix: USE INDEX instead of FORCE INDEX
  21 * PHP 4.1 compatibility fix: don't use new_link parameter to mysql_connect
  22   if running prior to 4.2.0 as it causes the call to fail
  23 * (bug 3117) Fix display of upload size and type with tidy on
  24 * (bug 3076) Support MacBinary-encoded uploads from IE/Mac
  25 * (bug 2323) Remove "last" tabindex from history page
  26 * (bug 3141) Partial support for Breton language (thanks Fulup).
  27 * Partial support for Basque language (from wikipedia and meta)
  28 * (bug 3116) Division by zero on [[Image:Foo.png|123x123px|]]
  29 * Fix display of read-only lockfile message
  30 * Update all stats fields on recount.sql
  31 * Include software-visible client IP address in Special:Version comment
  32   as a proxy debugging aid
  33 * (bug 3170) Page Title failed to obey MediaWiki:Pagetitle.
  34   wikititlesuffix was removed
  35 * (bug 3177) Estonian date formats not implemented in LanguageEt.php
  36 * Add ability to break off certain debug topics into additional log files;
  37   use $wgDebugLogGroups to configure and wfDebugLog() to log.
  38 * Finnish date format was hardcoded, now implemented properly
  39 * (bug 3190) Added some date format choices for language sr
  40 * (bug 1334) LanguageGa.php update
  41 * (bug 1020) Changing user interface language does not work immediately
  42 * (bug 2753) Some namespaces were not translated in LanguageTa.php (Tamil)
  43 * (bug 3204) Fix typo breaking special pages in fy localization
  44 * Oracle support
  45 * Edit conflict on recreation of deleted page
  46 * (bug 3210) Fix Media: links with remote image URL path
  47 * (bug 1956) Hide bot uploads from Special:Newimages
  48 * (bug 3216) Don't show empty warning page when no warnings.
  49 * (bug 3218) Use proper quoting on history Compare Revisions button
  50 * (bug 3220) Fix escaping of block URLs in Recentchanges
  51 * (bug 3227) Fix SQL injection introduced in experimental code
  52 * Move ArticleSave hook execution into Article insert/update functions,
  53   so they get called on non-EditPage actions that use these functions
  54   to create or update pages.
  55 * Fix table prefix usage in Block::enumBlocks
  56 * (bug 3244) Fix remote image loading hack, JavaScript injection on MSIE
  57 * Fix upgrade from 1.4 due to version number check breakage [for rc future]
  58 * Fix upgrade from 1.4 with no old revisions
  59 * Remove "info" editing toolbar that was shown in browsers which do not
  60 fully support the editing toolbar, but was found to be too confusing.
  61 * (bug 2554) Tell users they are uploading too large file
  62 * (bug 3271) Updated LanguageNn.php for HEAD
  63 * (bug 3280) Respect 'move' group permission on page moves
  64 * (bug 2613) Clear saved passwords from the form
  65 * Finally dropped MySQL 3.23.x support
  66 * Experimental feature to allow translation of block expiry times
  67   Implementation only for Finnish currently
  68
  69
  70 === Caveats ===
  71
  72 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
  73 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
  74 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
  75 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
  76 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
  77
  78
  79 For notes on 1.5.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  80
  81
  82 === Online documentation ===
  83
  84 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
  85 built up on Meta-Wikipedia, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
  86 License:
  87
  88   http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents
  89
  90
  91 === Mailing list ===
  92
  93 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
  94 wikitech-l list:
  95
  96   http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  97
  98 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  99   http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 100
 101 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 102 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 103
 104
 105 === IRC help ===
 106
 107 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net