RELEASE-NOTES-1.21

   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 1.21 ==
   7
   8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   9
  10 MediaWiki 1.21 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
  11 production.
  12
  13 === Configuration changes in 1.21 ===
  14
  15 === New features in 1.21 ===
  16 * Added ContentHandler facility to allow extensions to support other content than wikitext.
  17   See docs/contenthandler.txt for details.
  18
  19 === Bug fixes in 1.21 ===
  20
  21 === API changes in 1.21 ===
  22 * prop=revisions can now report the contentmodel and contentformat, see docs/contenthandler.txt
  23 * action=edit and action=parse now support contentmodel and contentformat parameters to control the interpretation of
  24   page content; See docs/contenthandler.txt for details.
  25
  26 === Languages updated in 1.21 ===
  27
  28 === Other changes in 1.21 ===
  29
  30 == Compatibility ==
  31
  32 Since version 1.20, MediaWiki requires PHP 5.3.2. PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  33
  34 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  35 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for IBM
  36 DB2 and Oracle.
  37
  38 The supported versions are:
  39
  40 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  41 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  42 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  43 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  44
  45 == Upgrading ==
  46
  47 1.21 has several database changes since 1.20, and will not work without schema
  48 updates.
  49
  50 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  51 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  52 due to database schema changes.
  53
  54 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  55 new database fields are filled with data.
  56
  57 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  58 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  59 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  60
  61 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  62
  63 For notes on 1.19.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  64
  65 == Online documentation ==
  66
  67 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  68 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  69 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  70
  71         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  72
  73 == Mailing list ==
  74
  75 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  76
  77         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  78
  79 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  80
  81         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  82
  83 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  84 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  85
  86 == IRC help ==
  87
  88 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.