RELEASE-NOTES-1.28

   1 == MediaWiki 1.28 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.28 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.28 ===
   9 * The load.php entry point now enforces the existing policy of not allowing
  10   access to session data, which includes the session user and the session
  11   user's language. If such access is attempted, an exception will be thrown.
  12 * The number of internal PBKDF2 iterations used to derive the session secret
  13   is configurable via $wgSessionPbkdf2Iterations.
  14 * Upload dialog's file upload log comment can now be configured separately for
  15   local and foreign uploads.
  16 * $wgForeignUploadTargets now defaults to `[ 'local' ]`, where `'local'`
  17   signifies local uploads. A value of `[]` (empty array) now means that
  18   no upload targets are allowed, effectively disabling the upload dialog.
  19
  20 === New features in 1.28 ===
  21 * User::isBot() method for checking if an account is a bot role account.
  22 * Added a new 'slideshow' mode for galleries.
  23 * Added a new hook, 'UserIsBot', to aid in determining if a user is a bot.
  24 * Added a new hook, 'ApiMakeParserOptions', to allow extensions to better
  25   interact with API parsing.
  26 * Added a new hook, 'UploadVerifyUpload', which can be used to reject a file
  27   upload. Unlike 'UploadVerifyFile' it provides information about upload comment
  28   and the file description page, but does not run for uploads to stash.
  29
  30 === External library changes in 1.28 ===
  31
  32 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  33 * Updated es5-shim from v4.1.5 to v4.5.8
  34
  35 ==== New external libraries ====
  36
  37 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  38
  39 === Bug fixes in 1.28 ===
  40
  41 === Action API changes in 1.28 ===
  42
  43 === Action API internal changes in 1.28 ===
  44 * Added a new hook, 'ApiMakeParserOptions', to allow extensions to better
  45   interact with ApiParse and ApiExpandTemplates.
  46
  47 === Languages updated in 1.28 ===
  48
  49 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  50 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  51 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
  52
  53 * (T137411) ban (Balinese), thanks to translators Adi Mayndra, Andru,
  54   BASAbali, M. Adiputra, Naval Scene, Nemo bis, NoiX180, and 아라.
  55 * (T135867) shn (Shan), thanks to translators Khun Sar, Piangpha,
  56   Saiddzone Saimawnkham, Saosukham, and Sengwan.
  57
  58 === Other changes in 1.28 ===
  59 * (T128697) Improved handling of large diffs.
  60 * [BREAKING CHANGE] $wgExtendedLoginCookies has been removed.  You can
  61   use or update a custom session provider if needed.
  62 * Deprecated APIEditBeforeSave hook in favor of EditFilterMergedContent.
  63 * The 'UploadVerification' hook is deprecated. Use 'UploadVerifyFile' instead.
  64
  65 == Compatibility ==
  66
  67 MediaWiki 1.28 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
  68 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
  69
  70 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
  71 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  72 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  73
  74 The supported versions are:
  75
  76 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
  77 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
  78 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  79 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  80 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  81
  82 == Upgrading ==
  83
  84 1.28 has several database changes since 1.27, and will not work without schema
  85 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  86 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  87 many hours on a large site).
  88
  89 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
  90 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
  91 due to database schema changes.
  92
  93 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  94 new database fields are filled with data.
  95
  96 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
  97 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
  98 with MediaWiki 1.21.
  99
 100 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 101
 102 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
 103
 104 For notes on 1.27.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 105
 106 == Online documentation ==
 107
 108 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 109 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 110 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 111
 112        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
 113
 114 == Mailing list ==
 115
 116 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 117
 118        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 119
 120 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 121
 122        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 123
 124 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 125 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 126
 127 == IRC help ==
 128
 129 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.