1 = MediaWiki release notes =
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.
8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
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.
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.
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
21 === Configuration changes in 1.13 ===
23 * New option $wgFeed can be set false to turn off syndication feeds
24 * (bug 13137) Allow setting 'editprotected' right separately from 'protect',
25 so groups may optionally edit protected pages without being able to protect
28 === New features in 1.13 ===
30 * __HIDDENCAT__ on a category page causes the category to be hidden on the
32 * Don't show edit permissions errors on a red link click, just redirect to the
33 article. This is so that readers who don't know what a red link is aren't
34 confused when they are told they are range-blocked.
35 * Add a new hook ImageBeforeProduceHTML to allow extensions to modify wikitext
37 * (bug 13100) Added 'preloadtitle' parameter to action=edit§ion=new that
38 pre-fills the section title field.
40 === Bug fixes in 1.13 ===
42 * (bug 10677) Add link to the file description page on the shared repository
43 * (bug 13084) Increase size of source/destination filename fields in upload form
44 * (bug 13115) rebuildrecentchanges should print the current value of $wgRCMaxAge
45 * (bug 13140) Show parent categories in category namespace
46 * (bug 13149) Correctly format 'fileexists' message on Upload page
47 * Make the default filepageexists message accurate
48 * (bug 12988) $wgMinimalPasswordLength no longer breaks create user by email
49 * (bug 13022) Fix upload from URL on PHP 5.0.x
50 * (bug 13132) Unable to unprotect pages protected with earlier versions of MediaWiki
51 * (bug 12723) OpenSearch description name now uses more compact language code
52 to avoid passing the length limit as often, is customizable per site via
53 'opensearch-desc' message.
54 * (bug 13135) Special:Userrights now passes IDs through form submission
55 to allow functionality on not-quite-right usernames
58 === API changes in 1.13 ===
60 * Fixing main page display in meta=siteinfo
61 * (bug 13128) Added patrolled flag to list=recentchanges
62 * Implemented {bl,ei,iu}redirect (lists links through redirects as well)
63 * (bug 13154) Introduced subpages flag to meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces
64 * (bug 13157) Added ucuserprefix parameter to list=usercontibs
65 * (bug 12394) Added rctitles parameter to list=recentchanges, making rcid retrieval easier
67 === Languages updated in 1.13 ===
76 * Samogitian (bat-smg)
79 * Crimean Turkish (Cyrillic) (crh-cyrl)
80 * Crimean Turkish (Latin) (crh-latn)
93 * Franco-Provençal (frp)
102 * Eastern Canadian (Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics) (ike-cans)
119 * Norwegian Nynorsk (nn)
120 * Norwegian (bokmål) (no)
148 MediaWiki 1.13 requires PHP 5 (5.1 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
150 PHP 5.0.x fails on 64-bit systems due to serious bugs with array processing:
151 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34879
152 Upgrade affected systems to PHP 5.1 or higher.
154 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
155 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
160 1.13 has several database changes since 1.12, and will not work without schema
163 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
164 new database fields are filled with data.
166 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons repository,
167 make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
168 database schema changes.
170 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
171 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
172 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
174 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
179 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
180 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
181 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
182 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
183 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
185 For notes on 1.12.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
188 === Online documentation ===
190 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
191 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
192 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
195 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
200 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
203 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
205 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
207 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
209 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
210 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
215 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net