3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
5 MediaWiki 1.29 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
8 === Configuration changes in 1.29 ===
9 * Default cookie expiration time has been reduced to 30 days. Login cookie expiration time is
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
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.
22 === External library changes in 1.29 ===
24 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
25 * Updated QUnit from v1.22.0 to v1.23.1.
27 ==== New external libraries ====
29 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
31 === Bug fixes in 1.29 ===
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
38 * The capture option for action=resetpassword has been removed
40 === Action API internal changes in 1.29 ===
42 === Languages updated in 1.29 ===
44 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
45 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
46 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
48 ==== No fallback for Ukrainian ====
49 * (T39314) The fallback from Ukrainian to Russian was removed. The Ukrainian
50 language will now use the default fallback language: English. When a translation
51 to Ukrainian is not available, an English string will be shown.
53 === Other changes in 1.29 ===
54 * Database::getSearchEngine() (deprecated in 1.28) was removed. Use
55 SearchEngineFactory::getSearchEngineClass() instead.
59 MediaWiki 1.29 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
62 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
63 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
64 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
66 The supported versions are:
68 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
69 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
70 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
71 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
72 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
76 1.29 has several database changes since 1.28, and will not work without schema
77 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
78 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
79 many hours on a large site).
81 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
82 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
83 due to database schema changes.
85 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
86 new database fields are filled with data.
88 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
89 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
92 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
94 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
96 For notes on 1.28.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
98 == Online documentation ==
100 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
101 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
102 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
104 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
108 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
110 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
112 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
114 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
116 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
117 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
121 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.