RELEASE-NOTES-1.25

   1 Security reminder: If you have PHP's register_globals option set, you must
   2 turn it off. MediaWiki will not work with it enabled.
   3
   4 == MediaWiki 1.25 ==
   5
   6 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   7
   8 MediaWiki 1.25 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   9 production.
  10
  11 === Configuration changes in 1.25 ===
  12
  13 === New features in 1.25 ===
  14
  15 === Bug fixes in 1.25 ===
  16
  17 === Web API changes in 1.25 ===
  18
  19 === Languages updated in 1.25 ===
  20
  21 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  22 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  23 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  24
  25 === Other changes in 1.25 ===
  26 * The skin autodiscovery mechanism, deprecated in MediaWiki 1.23, has been
  27   removed. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Skin_autodiscovery for
  28   migration guide for creators and users of custom skins that relied on it.
  29 * Javascript variable 'wgFileCanRotate' now only available on Special:Upload.
  30 * (bug 56257) Set site logo url in ResourceLoaderSiteModule instead of inline
  31   styles in the HTML output.
  32 * (bug 65403) XML tag highlighting is now only performed for formats
  33   "xmlfm" and "wddxfm".
  34
  35 == Compatibility ==
  36
  37 MediaWiki 1.25 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later. There is experimental support for
  38 HHVM 3.3.0.
  39
  40 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  41 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  42 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  43
  44 The supported versions are:
  45
  46 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  47 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  48 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  49 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  50 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  51
  52 == Upgrading ==
  53
  54 1.25 has several database changes since 1.24, and will not work without schema
  55 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  56 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  57 many hours on a large site).
  58
  59 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  60 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  61 due to database schema changes.
  62
  63 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  64 new database fields are filled with data.
  65
  66 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  67 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  68 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  69
  70 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  71
  72 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  73
  74 For notes on 1.23.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  75
  76 == Online documentation ==
  77
  78 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  79 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  80 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  81
  82         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  83
  84 == Mailing list ==
  85
  86 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  87
  88         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  89
  90 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  91
  92         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  93
  94 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  95 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  96
  97 == IRC help ==
  98
  99 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.