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1 == MediaWiki 1.29 ==
2
3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
4
5 MediaWiki 1.29 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
6 production.
7
8 === Configuration changes in 1.29 ===
9 * Default cookie expiration time has been reduced to 30 days. Login cookie expiration time is
10 kept at 180 days.
11 * A new configuration variable has been added: $wgCookieSetOnAutoblock. This
12 determines whether to set a cookie when a user is autoblocked. Doing so means
13 that a blocked user, even after logging out and moving to a new IP address,
14 will still be blocked.
15 * The resetpassword right and associated password reset capture feature has
16 been removed.
17
18 === New features in 1.29 ===
19 * (T5233) A cookie can now be set when a user is autoblocked, to track that user if
20 they move to a new IP address. This is disabled by default.
21
22 === External library changes in 1.29 ===
23
24 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
25 * Updated QUnit from v1.22.0 to v1.23.1.
26
27 ==== New external libraries ====
28
29 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
30
31 === Bug fixes in 1.29 ===
32
33 === Action API changes in 1.29 ===
34 * Submitting sensitive authentication request parameters to action=clientlogin,
35 action=createaccount, action=linkaccount, and action=changeauthenticationdata
36 in the query string is now an error. They should be submitted in the POST
37 body instead.
38 * The capture option for action=resetpassword has been removed
39 * action=clearhasmsg now requires a POST.
40
41 === Action API internal changes in 1.29 ===
42
43 === Languages updated in 1.29 ===
44
45 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
46 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
47 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
48
49 ==== No fallback for Ukrainian ====
50 * (T39314) The fallback from Ukrainian to Russian was removed. The Ukrainian
51 language will now use the default fallback language: English. When a translation
52 to Ukrainian is not available, an English string will be shown.
53
54 === Other changes in 1.29 ===
55 * Database::getSearchEngine() (deprecated in 1.28) was removed. Use
56 SearchEngineFactory::getSearchEngineClass() instead.
57 * $wgSessionsInMemcached (deprecated in 1.20) was removed. No replacement is
58 required as all sessions are stored in Object Cache now.
59 * MWHttpRequest::execute() should be considered to return a StatusValue; the
60 Status return type is deprecated.
61 * User::edits() (deprecated in 1.21) was removed.
62 * Xml::escapeJsString() (deprecated in 1.21) was removed.
63 * Article::getText() and Article::prepareTextForEdit() (deprecated in 1.21)
64 were removed.
65 * Article::getAutosummary() and WikiPage::getAutosummary (deprecated in 1.21)
66 were removed.
67
68 == Compatibility ==
69
70 MediaWiki 1.29 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
71 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
72
73 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
74 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
75 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
76
77 The supported versions are:
78
79 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
80 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
81 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
82 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
83 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
84
85 == Upgrading ==
86
87 1.29 has several database changes since 1.28, and will not work without schema
88 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
89 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
90 many hours on a large site).
91
92 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
93 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
94 due to database schema changes.
95
96 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
97 new database fields are filled with data.
98
99 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
100 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
101 with MediaWiki 1.21.
102
103 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
104
105 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
106
107 For notes on 1.28.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
108
109 == Online documentation ==
110
111 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
112 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
113 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
114
115 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
116
117 == Mailing list ==
118
119 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
120
121 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
122
123 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
124
125 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
126
127 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
128 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
129
130 == IRC help ==
131
132 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.