RELEASE-NOTES-1.22

   1 Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals. If you
   2 have it on, turn it '''off''' if you can.
   3
   4 == MediaWiki 1.22 ==
   5
   6 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   7
   8 MediaWiki 1.22 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   9 production.
  10
  11 === Configuration changes in 1.22 ===
  12 * $wgRedirectScript was removed. It was unused.
  13
  14 === New features in 1.22 ===
  15
  16 === Bug fixes in 1.22 ===
  17
  18 === API changes in 1.22 ===
  19
  20 === Languages updated in 1.22===
  21
  22 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  23 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  24 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  25
  26 === Other changes in 1.22 ===
  27 * redirect.php was removed. It was unused.
  28 * ClickTracking integration was dropped from the mediaWiki.user.bucket
  29   JavaScript function. The 'tracked' option is now ignored.
  30 * BREAKING CHANGE: Legacy skins Simple, MySkin and Standard were all removed.
  31   Nostalgia was moved to an extension.
  32 * Event namespace used by jquery.makeCollapsible has been changed from
  33   'mw-collapse' to 'mw-collapsible' for consistency with the module name.
  34 * BREAKING CHANGE: The "ExternalAuth" authentication subsystem was removed, along
  35   with its associated globals of $wgExternalAuthType, $wgExternalAuthConf,
  36   $wgAutocreatePolicy and $wgAllowPrefChange. Affected users are encouraged to
  37   use AuthPlugin for external authentication/authorization needs.
  38
  39 == Compatibility ==
  40
  41 MediaWiki 1.22 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later.
  42
  43 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  44 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  45 Oracle.
  46
  47 The supported versions are:
  48
  49 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  50 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  51 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  52 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  53
  54 == Upgrading ==
  55
  56 1.22 has several database changes since 1.21, and will not work without schema
  57 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  58 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  59 many hours on a large site).
  60
  61 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  62 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  63 due to database schema changes.
  64
  65 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  66 new database fields are filled with data.
  67
  68 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  69 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  70 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  71
  72 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  73
  74 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  75
  76 For notes on 1.21.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  77
  78 == Online documentation ==
  79
  80 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  81 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  82 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  83
  84         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  85
  86 == Mailing list ==
  87
  88 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  89
  90         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  91
  92 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  93
  94         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  95
  96 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  97 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  98
  99 == IRC help ==
 100
 101 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.