Merge "Improve change content model log entry for page creations"

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@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you must
-turn it off. MediaWiki will not work with it enabled.
-
 == MediaWiki 1.27 ==
 
 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
@@ -8,6 +5,10 @@ THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
 MediaWiki 1.27 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 
+=== PHP version requirement ===
+As of 1.27, MediaWiki now requires PHP 5.5.9 or higher. This corresponds with
+HHVM 3.1.
+
 === Configuration changes in 1.27 ===
 * $wgUseLinkNamespaceDBFields was removed.
 * Deprecated $wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine and
@@ -316,10 +317,17 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
   rather than consume everything until the end of the page.
 * New maintenance script resetUserEmail.php allows sysadmins to reset user emails in case
   a user forgot password/account was stolen.
+* wfCheckEntropy() was removed (deprecated in 1.27).
+* Browser support for Internet Explorer 8 lowered from Grade A to Grade C.
+* ContentHandler::supportsCategories method added. Default is true.
+  CategoryMembershipChangeJob updates are skipped for content that
+  does not support categories.
+* wikidiff difference engine is no longer supported, anyone still using it are encouraged
+  to upgrade to wikidiff2 which is actively maintained and has better package availability.
 
 == Compatibility ==
 
-MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.3.3 or later. There is experimental support for
+MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 
 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but