Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain
it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
-=== PHP 5.2 now required ==
-In 1.18, the lowest supported version of MediaWiki is now 5.2.3. Please upgrade
-PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
-
=== Configuration changes in 1.18 ===
* The WantedPages::getSQL hook has been removed and replaced with
WantedPages::getQueryInfo. This may break older extensions.
details.
* $wgProfiling has been removed.
* The spyc library is now no longer included in phase3.
+* (bug 28343) Unused preferences contextlines/contextchars have been removed
=== New features in 1.18 ===
* (bug 8130) Query pages should limit to content namespaces, not just main
* (bug 27179) API: List of extension tags through meta=siteinfo
* Get a list of function hooks through meta=siteinfo
* Get a list of all subscribed hooks, and those subscribers
+* (bug 28225) Allow hiding of user groups in list=allusers
+* (bug 27185) API: Add Special:ComparePages
+* (bug 28265) allow outputting of comments for action=expandtemplates
=== Languages updated in 1.18 ===