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[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / 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 1.9 ==
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 development happen
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 ==
22
23
24 == Major new features ==
25
26
27 == Changes since 1.8 ==
28
29 * (bug 6835) Removing the includes/Parser.php::getTemplateArgs() function,
30 because it seems to be unused.
31 * (bug 7139) Increasing the visual width of the edit summary field on larger
32 screen sizes, for the default monobook skin.
33 * Fix PHP notice and estimates for dumpBackup.php and friends
34 * Improved register_globals paranoia checks
35 * (bug 7545) Fix PHP version check on install
36 * Disable PHP exception backtrace printing unless $wgShowExceptionDetails
37 is set. Backtraces may contain sensitive information in function call
38 parameters.
39 * (bug 6164) Avoid smashing Cite state if message transformation triggers
40 during bad image list check, by skipping message transformation.
41 This isn't a good permanent fix.
42 * (bug 6918) Stopped borders and backgrounds from showing through floated
43 tables in Monobook
44 * (bug 6868) Un-hardcode section edit link style
45 * (bug 3205) Stop right floats from stacking horizontally in non-Monobook skins
46 * Added global $wgStyleVersion to centralize bumping CSS and JS file versions
47 for cache-friendly style and script updating
48 * (bug 7562) Fix non-ASCII namespaces on Windows/XAMPP servers
49 * Friendlier check for PHP 5 in command-line scripts; it's common for parallel
50 PHP 4 and 5 installations to interfere on the command-line.
51 * Fix regression in autoconfirm permission check
52 * (bug 3015) Add CSS ids to subcategory and page sections on category pages
53 * (bug 7587) Fix erroneous id for specialpage tab, enabling informative popup
54 * (bug 7599) Fix thumbnail purging, PHP notices on HTCP image page purge
55 * (bug 7581) Update language name for cbk-zam
56 * (bug 7444) Update namespace translations for Telugu (te), kept old values as
57 alias for compatibility
58
59
60 == Languages updated ==
61
62 * German (de)
63 * Hebrew (he)
64 * Indonesian (id)
65 * Occitan (oc)
66 * Portuguese (pt)
67 * Upper Sorbian (hsb)
68
69
70 == Compatibility ==
71
72 MediaWiki 1.9 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
73
74 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
75 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
76
77
78 == Upgrading ==
79
80 Some minor database changes have been made since 1.7:
81 * new fields and indexes on ipblocks
82 * index change on recentchanges
83
84 Several changes from 1.5 and 1.6 do require updates to be run on upgrade.
85 To ensure that these tables are filled with data, run refreshLinks.php after
86 the upgrade.
87
88 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
89 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
90 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
91
92 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
93
94
95
96 === Caveats ===
97
98 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
99 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
100 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
101 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
102 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
103
104
105 For notes on 1.5.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
106
107
108 === Online documentation ===
109
110 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
111 built up on Meta-Wikipedia, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
112 License:
113
114 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
115
116
117 === Mailing list ===
118
119 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
120 wikitech-l list:
121
122 http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
123
124 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
125
126 http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
127
128 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
129 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
130
131
132 === IRC help ===
133
134 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net