RELEASE-NOTES-1.26

   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 1.26 ==
   5
   6 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   7
   8 MediaWiki 1.26 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   9 production.
  10
  11 === Configuration changes in 1.26 ===
  12
  13 === New features in 1.26 ===
  14 * Change tags can now be hidden in the interface by disabling the associated
  15   "tag-<id>" interface message.
  16
  17 ==== External libraries ====
  18
  19 === Bug fixes in 1.26 ===
  20
  21 === Action API changes in 1.26 ===
  22 * API action=query&list=tags: The displayname can now be boolean false if the
  23   tag is meant to be hidden from user interfaces.
  24
  25 === Action API internal changes in 1.26 ===
  26
  27 === Languages updated in 1.26 ===
  28
  29 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  30 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  31 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
  32
  33
  34 === Other changes in 1.26 ===
  35 * ChangeTags::tagDescription() will return false if the interface message
  36   for the tag is disabled.
  37 * Added PageHistoryPager::doBatchLookups hook.
  38
  39 == Compatibility ==
  40
  41 MediaWiki 1.26 requires PHP 5.3.3 or later. There is experimental support for
  42 HHVM 3.3.0.
  43
  44 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  45 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  46 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  47
  48 The supported versions are:
  49
  50 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
  51 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  52 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  53 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  54 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  55
  56 == Upgrading ==
  57
  58 1.26 has several database changes since 1.25, and will not work without schema
  59 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  60 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  61 many hours on a large site).
  62
  63 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  64 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  65 due to database schema changes.
  66
  67 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  68 new database fields are filled with data.
  69
  70 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  71 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  72 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  73
  74 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  75
  76 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  77
  78 For notes on 1.25.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  79
  80 == Online documentation ==
  81
  82 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  83 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  84 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  85
  86         https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
  87
  88 == Mailing list ==
  89
  90 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
  91
  92         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  93
  94 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  95
  96         https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  97
  98 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  99 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 100
 101 == IRC help ==
 102
 103 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.