RELEASE-NOTES-1.21

   1 = MediaWiki release notes =
   2
   3 Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals. If you
   4 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 * (bug 29374) $wgVectorUseSimpleSearch is now enabled by default.
  15 * Deprecated $wgAllowRealName is removed. Use $wgHiddenPrefs[] = 'realname'
  16   instead.
  17
  18 === New features in 1.21 ===
  19 * (bug 34876) jquery.makeCollapsible has been improved in performance.
  20 * Added ContentHandler facility to allow extensions to support other content than wikitext.
  21   See docs/contenthandler.txt for details.
  22
  23 === Bug fixes in 1.21 ===
  24 * (bug 40353) SpecialDoubleRedirect should support interwiki redirects.
  25 * (bug 40352) fixDoubleRedirects.php should support interwiki redirects.
  26 * (bug 9237) SpecialBrokenRedirect should not list interwiki redirects.
  27 * (bug 34960) Drop unused fields rc_moved_to_ns and rc_moved_to_title from
  28   recentchanges table.
  29 * (bug 32951) Do not register internal externals with absolute protocol,
  30   when server has relative protocol.
  31
  32 === API changes in 1.21 ===
  33 * prop=revisions can now report the contentmodel and contentformat, see docs/contenthandler.txt
  34 * action=edit and action=parse now support contentmodel and contentformat parameters to control the interpretation of
  35   page content; See docs/contenthandler.txt for details.
  36 * (bug 35693) ApiQueryImageInfo now suppresses errors when unserializing metadata.
  37
  38 === Languages updated in 1.21 ===
  39
  40 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  41 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  42 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  43 === Other changes in 1.21 ===
  44
  45 == Compatibility ==
  46
  47 MediaWiki 1.21 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later.
  48
  49 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  50 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for IBM
  51 DB2 and Oracle.
  52
  53 The supported versions are:
  54
  55 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  56 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  57 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  58 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  59
  60 == Upgrading ==
  61
  62 1.21 has several database changes since 1.20, and will not work without schema
  63 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  64 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  65 many hours on a large site).
  66
  67 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  68 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  69 due to database schema changes.
  70
  71 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  72 new database fields are filled with data.
  73
  74 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  75 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  76 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  77
  78 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  79
  80 For notes on 1.19.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  81
  82 == Online documentation ==
  83
  84 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  85 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  86 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  87
  88         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  89
  90 == Mailing list ==
  91
  92 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  93
  94         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  95
  96 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  97
  98         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  99
 100 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 101 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 102
 103 == IRC help ==
 104
 105 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.