RELEASE-NOTES-1.19

   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 1.19 ==
   7
   8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   9
  10 MediaWiki 1.19 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
  11 production.
  12
  13 === Configuration changes in 1.19 ===
  14
  15 === New features in 1.19 ===
  16 * (bug 19838) Possibility to get all interwiki prefixes if the interwiki
  17   cache is used.
  18
  19 === Bug fixes in 1.19 ===
  20 * $wgUploadNavigationUrl should be used for file redlinks if
  21   $wgUploadMissingFileUrl is not set. The first was used for this
  22   until the second was introduced in 1.17.
  23
  24 === API changes in 1.19 ===
  25 * (bug 19838) siprop=interwikimap can now use the interwiki cache.
  26
  27 === Languages updated in 1.19 ===
  28
  29 MediaWiki supports over 330 languages. Many localisations are updated
  30 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  31 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  32
  33
  34 === Other changes in 1.19 ===
  35
  36 == Compatibility ==
  37
  38 MediaWiki 1.19 requires PHP 5.2.3. PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  39
  40 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  41 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for IBM
  42 DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server.
  43
  44 The supported versions are:
  45
  46 * MySQL 4.0 or later
  47 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  48 * SQLite 3
  49 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  50
  51 == Upgrading ==
  52
  53 1.19 has several database changes since 1.18, and will not work without schema
  54 updates.
  55
  56 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  57 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  58 due to database schema changes.
  59
  60 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  61 new database fields are filled with data.
  62
  63 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  64 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  65 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  66
  67 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  68
  69 For notes on 1.15.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  70
  71 == Online documentation ==
  72
  73 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  74 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  75 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  76
  77         http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  78
  79 == Mailing list ==
  80
  81 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  82
  83         http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  84
  85 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  86
  87         http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  88
  89 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  90 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  91
  92 == IRC help ==
  93
  94 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.