RELEASE-NOTES-1.34

   1 = MediaWiki 1.34 =
   2
   3 == MediaWiki 1.34.0-PRERELEASE ==
   4
   5 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   6
   7 MediaWiki 1.34 is an alpha-quality development branch, and is not recommended
   8 for use in production.
   9
  10 == Upgrading notes for 1.34 ==
  11 1.34 has several database changes since 1.33, and will not work without schema
  12 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  13 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  14 many hours on a large site).
  15
  16 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  17
  18 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
  19 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
  20
  21 Some specific notes for MediaWiki 1.34 upgrades are below:
  22
  23 * …
  24
  25 For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  26
  27 === Configuration changes for system administrators in 1.34 ===
  28 ==== New configuration ====
  29 * …
  30
  31 ==== Changed configuration ====
  32 * …
  33
  34 ==== Removed configuration ====
  35 * …
  36
  37 === New user-facing features in 1.34 ===
  38 * …
  39
  40 === New developer features in 1.34 ===
  41 * …
  42
  43 === External library changes in 1.34 ===
  44 ==== New external libraries ====
  45 * …
  46
  47 ==== Changed external libraries ====
  48 * Updated Mustache from 1.0.0 to v3.0.1.
  49 * Updated OOUI from v0.31.3 to v0.31.4.
  50 * …
  51
  52 ==== Removed external libraries ====
  53 * …
  54
  55 === Bug fixes in 1.34 ===
  56 * …
  57
  58 === Action API changes in 1.34 ===
  59 * The 'recenteditcount' response property from action=query list=allusers,
  60   deprecated in 1.25, has been removed.
  61
  62 === Action API internal changes in 1.34 ===
  63 * …
  64
  65 === Languages updated in 1.34 ===
  66 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  67 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  68 because of Phabricator reports.
  69
  70 * …
  71
  72 === Breaking changes in 1.34 ===
  73 * Preferences class, deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
  74 * The following parts of code, deprecated in 1.32, were removed in favor of
  75   built-in PHP functions:
  76   * CryptRand class
  77   * CryptRand service
  78   * Functions of the MWCryptRand class: singleton(), wasStrong() and generate().
  79 * Language::setCode, deprecated in 1.32, was removed. Use Language::factory to
  80   create a new Language object with a different language code.
  81 * MWNamespace::clearCaches() has been removed.  So has the $rebuild parameter
  82   to MWNamespace::getCanonicalNamespaces(), which was deprecated since 1.31.
  83   Instead, reset services, such as by calling $this->overrideMwServices() (if
  84   your test extends MediaWikiTestCase). Services will generally not pick up
  85   configuration changes from after they were created, so you must reset
  86   services after any configuration change. Even if your code works now, it is
  87   likely to break in future versions as more code is moved to services.
  88 * The ill-defined "DatabaseOraclePostInit" hook has been removed.
  89 * PreferencesFormLegacy and PreferencesForm classes, deprecated in 1.32, have
  90   been removed.
  91 * ObjectFactory class, deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
  92 * HWLDFWordAccumudlator class, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
  93 * XMPInfo, XMPReader and XMPValidate, deprecated in 1.32, have been removed.
  94 * The RedirectSpecialPage::execute method could sometimes return a Title object.
  95   This behavior was removed, and the method now matches the parent signature
  96   (SpecialPage::execute) which is to return HTML string or void.
  97   To obtain the destination title, use RedirectSpecialPage::getRedirect.
  98 * The 'recenteditcount' response property from action API action=query
  99   list=allusers, deprecated in 1.25, has been removed.
 100 * SearchEngine::userNamespaces(), SearchEngine::namespacesAsText(),
 101   SearchEngine::create(), SearchEngine::getSearchTypes() and
 102   SearchEngine::getNearMatch(), methods deprecated in 1.27, have been removed.
 103 * FileRepo::streamFile(), deprecated in 1.26, has been removed.
 104 * User::randomPassword() method, deprecated in 1.27, have been removed.
 105 * MWNamespace::canTalk(), deprecated in 1.30, have been removed.
 106
 107 === Deprecations in 1.34 ===
 108 * The MWNamespace class is deprecated. Use MediaWikiServices::getNamespaceInfo.
 109 * …
 110
 111 === Other changes in 1.34 ===
 112 * …
 113
 114 == Compatibility ==
 115 MediaWiki 1.34 requires PHP 7.0.13 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
 116 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.13 or later for long term
 117 support.
 118
 119 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
 120 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
 121 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 122
 123 The supported versions are:
 124
 125 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 126 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 127 * SQLite 3.8.0 or later
 128 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 129 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 130
 131 == Online documentation ==
 132 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 133 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 134 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 135
 136        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 137
 138 == Mailing list ==
 139 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 140
 141        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 142
 143 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 144
 145        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 146
 147 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 148 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 149
 150 == IRC help ==
 151 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.