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+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
@@ -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
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ production.
   return a MediaWiki\Session\Token, and tokens must be checked using that
   class's methods.
 * $wgEnotifUseJobQ was removed and the job queue is always used.
+* The functionality of the ApiSandbox extension has been merged into core. The
+  extension should no longer be used.
 
 === New features in 1.27 ===
 * $wgDataCenterUpdateStickTTL was also added. This decides how long a user
@@ -156,6 +159,13 @@ production.
   aria-describedby, aria-flowto, aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-owns.
 * Removed "presentation" restriction on the HTML role attribute in wikitext.
   All values are now allowed for the role attribute.
+* $wgContentHandlers now also supports callbacks to create an instance of the
+  appropriate ContentHandler subclass.
+* Added $wgAuthenticationTokenVersion, which if non-null prevents the
+  user_token database field from being exposed in cookies. Setting this would
+  be a good idea, but will log out all current sessions.
+* $wgEventRelayerConfig was added, for managing PubSub event relay configuration,
+  specifically for reliable CDN url purges.
 
 === External library changes in 1.27 ===
 
@@ -307,10 +317,11 @@ 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).
 
 == 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