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 * Removed $wgLocalMessageCacheSerialized, it is now always true.
  14
  15 === New features in 1.22 ===
  16 * (bug 44525) mediawiki.jqueryMsg can now parse (whitelisted) HTML elements and attributes.
  17
  18 === Bug fixes in 1.22 ===
  19
  20 === API changes in 1.22 ===
  21 * (bug 46626) xmldoublequote parameter was removed. Because of a bug, the
  22   parameter has had no effect since MediaWiki 1.16, and so its removal is
  23   unlikely to impact existing clients.
  24
  25 === Languages updated in 1.22===
  26
  27 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  28 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  29 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  30
  31 === Other changes in 1.22 ===
  32 * redirect.php was removed. It was unused.
  33 * ClickTracking integration was dropped from the mediaWiki.user.bucket
  34   JavaScript function. The 'tracked' option is now ignored.
  35 * BREAKING CHANGE: Legacy skins Simple, MySkin and Standard were all removed.
  36   Nostalgia was moved to an extension.
  37 * Event namespace used by jquery.makeCollapsible has been changed from
  38   'mw-collapse' to 'mw-collapsible' for consistency with the module name.
  39 * BREAKING CHANGE: The "ExternalAuth" authentication subsystem was removed, along
  40   with its associated globals of $wgExternalAuthType, $wgExternalAuthConf,
  41   $wgAutocreatePolicy and $wgAllowPrefChange. Affected users are encouraged to
  42   use AuthPlugin for external authentication/authorization needs.
  43 * The Quickbar feature of the legacy skin model and the last remnants of it
  44   throughout the code base have been removed.
  45
  46 == Compatibility ==
  47
  48 MediaWiki 1.22 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later.
  49
  50 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  51 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  52 Oracle.
  53
  54 The supported versions are:
  55
  56 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  57 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  58 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  59 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  60
  61 == Upgrading ==
  62
  63 1.22 has several database changes since 1.21, and will not work without schema
  64 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  65 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  66 many hours on a large site).
  67
  68 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  69 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  70 due to database schema changes.
  71
  72 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  73 new database fields are filled with data.
  74
  75 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  76 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  77 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  78
  79 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  80
  81 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  82
  83 For notes on 1.21.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  84
  85 == Online documentation ==
  86
  87 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  88 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  89 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  90
  91         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  92
  93 == Mailing list ==
  94
  95 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  96
  97         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  98
  99 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 100
 101         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 102
 103 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 104 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 105
 106 == IRC help ==
 107
 108 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.