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 1.17 ==
   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 1.17 ===
  22 * DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3 extensions
  23   has been removed.
  24
  25 === New features in 1.17 ===
  26 * (bug 10183) Users can now add personal styles and scripts to all skins via
  27   User:<name>/common.css and /common.js (if user css/js is enabled)
  28 * (bug 22748) Add anchors on Special:ListGroupRights
  29 * (bug 21981) Add parameter 'showfilename' to <gallery> to automatically apply
  30   the names of the individual files within the gallery
  31 * (bug 12797) Add $wgGalleryOptions for adjusting of default gallery display
  32   options
  33 * $wgAllowUserCssPrefs option allows disabling CSS-based preferences; which can
  34   improve page loading speed.
  35 * Future-proof redirection to fragments in Gecko, so things work a little nicer
  36   if they fix <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516293>.
  37 * Support git:// and mms:// protocols by default for external links
  38
  39 === Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
  40 * (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive without
  41   updating DB
  42 * (bug 22666) Submitting user block form with an invalid user name no longer
  43   throws an error
  44 * (bugs 22665 and 22667) User '0' can now be unblocked and have its block
  45   settings changed
  46 * (bug 22606) The body of e-mail address confirmation message is now different
  47   when the address changed
  48 * (bug 22664) Special:Userrights now accepts '0' as a valid user name
  49 * (bug 5210) preload parser now parses <noinclude>, <includeonly> and redirects
  50 * (bug 22709) IIS7 mishandles redirects generated by OutputPage::output() when
  51   the URL contains a colon.
  52 * (bug 22353) Categorised recent changes now works again
  53 * (bug 22747) "Reveal my e-mail address in notification e-mails" preference is
  54   now only displayed when relevant
  55 * (bug 22772) {{#special:}} parser function now works with subpages
  56 * (bug 18664) Relative URIs in interwiki links cause failed redirects
  57 * (bug 19270) Relative URIs in interwiki links break interwiki transclusion
  58 * (bug 22903) Revdelete log entries now show in the user preferred language.
  59 * (bug 22905) Correctly handle <abbr> followed by ISBN
  60 * (bug 22940) Namespace aliases pointing to main namespace don't work
  61 * (bug 15810) blocked admins can no longer block/unblock other users, nor
  62   themselves unless they are given the 'unblockself' permission.
  63 * (bug 22876) Avoid possible PHP Notice if $wgDefaultUserOptions is not
  64   correctly set
  65 * (bug 14952) Page titles are renormalized after html entities are removed so that
  66   links with non-NFC character references work correctly.
  67 * (bug 22991) wgUserGroups JavaScript variable now reports * group for
  68   anonymous users instead of null.
  69
  70 == API changes in 1.17 ==
  71 * (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent
  72 * (bug 22764) uselang parameter for action=parse
  73 * (bug 22944) API: watchlist options are inconsistent
  74
  75 === Languages updated in 1.17 ===
  76
  77 == Compatibility ==
  78
  79 MediaWiki 1.17 requires PHP 5.1 (5.2 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  80
  81 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
  82 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
  83
  84
  85 == Upgrading ==
  86
  87 1.17 has several database changes since 1.16, and will not work without schema
  88 updates.
  89
  90 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito-
  91 ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
  92 database schema changes.
  93
  94 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  95 new database fields are filled with data.
  96
  97 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  98 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  99 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 100
 101 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
 102
 103
 104 === Caveats ===
 105
 106 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
 107 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
 108 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
 109 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
 110 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
 111
 112 For notes on 1.16.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 113
 114
 115 === Online documentation ===
 116
 117 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
 118 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
 119 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
 120 the public domain) :
 121
 122   http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
 123
 124
 125 === Mailing list ===
 126
 127 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
 128 wikitech-l list:
 129
 130   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 131
 132 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 133
 134   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 135
 136 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 137 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 138
 139
 140 === IRC help ===
 141
 142 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net