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 === Action API changes in 1.25 ===
  18 * (bug 65403) XML tag highlighting is now only performed for formats
  19   "xmlfm" and "wddxfm".
  20
  21 === Action API internal changes in 1.25 ===
  22
  23 === Languages updated in 1.25 ===
  24
  25 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  26 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  27 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  28
  29 === Other changes in 1.25 ===
  30 * The skin autodiscovery mechanism, deprecated in MediaWiki 1.23, has been
  31   removed. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Skin_autodiscovery for
  32   migration guide for creators and users of custom skins that relied on it.
  33 * Javascript variable 'wgFileCanRotate' now only available on Special:Upload.
  34 * (bug 56257) Set site logo url in ResourceLoaderSiteModule instead of inline
  35   styles in the HTML output.
  36
  37 == Compatibility ==
  38
  39 MediaWiki 1.25 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later. There is experimental support for
  40 HHVM 3.3.0.
  41
  42 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  43 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  44 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  45
  46 The supported versions are:
  47
  48 * MySQL 5.0.2 or later
  49 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  50 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  51 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  52 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  53
  54 == Upgrading ==
  55
  56 1.25 has several database changes since 1.24, 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 1.23.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.