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 1.14 ==
   7
   8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   9
  10 MediaWiki is now using a "continuous integration" development model with
  11 quarterly snapshot releases. The latest development code is always kept
  12 "ready to run", and in fact runs our own sites on Wikipedia.
  13
  14 Release branches will continue to receive security updates for about a year
  15 from first release, but nonessential bugfixes and feature developments
  16 will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release.
  17
  18 Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain
  19 it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
  20
  21 === Configuration changes in 1.14 ===
  22
  23 * $wgExemptFromUserRobotsControl is an array of namespaces to be exempt from
  24   the effect of the new __INDEX__/__NOINDEX__ magic words.  (Default: null, ex-
  25   empt all content namespaces.)
  26 * $wgTranslateNumerals is now set to false by default. Those who wants to use the
  27   Eastern Arabic numerals should set it to true.
  28
  29 === New features in 1.14 ===
  30
  31 * (bug 8068) New __INDEX__ and __NOINDEX__ magic words allow user control of
  32   search engine indexing on a per-article basis.
  33
  34 === Bug fixes in 1.14 ===
  35
  36 * (bug 14907) DatabasePostgres::fieldType now defined.
  37
  38 === API changes in 1.14 ===
  39
  40 None yet
  41
  42 === Languages updated in 1.14 ===
  43
  44 MediaWiki supports over 300 languages. Many localisations are updated
  45 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed.
  46
  47 (no changes yet)
  48
  49 == Compatibility ==
  50
  51 MediaWiki 1.14 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  52
  53 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
  54 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
  55 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
  56
  57 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
  58 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
  59
  60
  61 == Upgrading ==
  62
  63 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons repository,
  64 make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
  65 database schema changes.
  66
  67 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  68 new database fields are filled with data.
  69
  70 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  71 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  72 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  73
  74 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  75
  76
  77 === Caveats ===
  78
  79 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
  80 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
  81 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
  82 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
  83 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
  84
  85 For notes on 1.13.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  86
  87
  88 === Online documentation ===
  89
  90 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
  91 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
  92 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
  93 the public domain) :
  94
  95   http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  96
  97
  98 === Mailing list ===
  99
 100 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
 101 wikitech-l list:
 102
 103   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 104
 105 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 106
 107   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 108
 109 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 110 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 111
 112
 113 === IRC help ===
 114
 115 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net