RELEASE-NOTES-1.31

   1 == MediaWiki 1.31 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.31 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.31 ===
   9 * $wgEnableAPI and $wgEnableWriteAPI are now deprecated and will be removed in
  10   a future version. The API is now considered to be stable, secure and
  11   essential.
  12 * $wgUsejQueryThree was removed, as it is now the default. This was documented as a
  13   temporary variable during the migration period, deprecated since 1.29.
  14 * $wgLogoHD has been updated to support svg images and uses $wgLogo where
  15   possible for fallback images such as png.
  16 * …
  17
  18 === New features in 1.31 ===
  19 * Wikimedia\Rdbms\IDatabase->select() and similar methods now support
  20   joins with parentheses for grouping.
  21
  22 === External library changes in 1.31 ===
  23
  24 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  25 * …
  26
  27 ==== New external libraries ====
  28 * …
  29
  30 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  31 * …
  32
  33 === Bug fixes in 1.31 ===
  34 * …
  35
  36 === Action API changes in 1.31 ===
  37 * …
  38
  39 === Action API internal changes in 1.31 ===
  40 * …
  41
  42 === Languages updated in 1.31 ===
  43 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  44 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  45 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
  46
  47 * …
  48
  49 === Other changes in 1.31 ===
  50 * MessageBlobStore::insertMessageBlob() (deprecated in 1.27) was removed.
  51 * The global function wfBCP47 was renamed to LanguageCode::bcp47.
  52 * The global function wfBCP47 is now deprecated.
  53 * The global function wfCountDown() is now deprecated in favor of
  54   Maintenance::countDown()
  55 * The OutputPage class constructor now requires a context parameter,
  56   (instantiating without context was deprecated in 1.18)
  57 * mw.page (deprecated in 1.30) was removed.
  58 * Article::getLastPurgeTimestamp(), WikiPage::getLastPurgeTimestamp(), and the
  59   related WikiPage::PURGE_* constants, deprecated in 1.29, were removed.
  60 * The Article::selectFields(), Article::onArticleCreate(),
  61   Article::onArticleDelete(), and Article::onArticleEdit() methods, deprecated
  62   in 1.24, were removed.
  63 * Installer::locateExecutable() and Installer::locateExecutableInDefaultPaths()
  64   were removed, use ExecutableFinder::findInDefaultPaths() instead.
  65
  66 == Compatibility ==
  67 MediaWiki 1.31 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
  68 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
  69
  70 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  71 but 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 1.31 has several database changes since 1.30, and will not work without schema
  84 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  85 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  86 many hours on a large site).
  87
  88 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  89
  90 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
  91 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
  92
  93 For notes on 1.30.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  94
  95 == Online documentation ==
  96 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  97 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  98 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
  99
 100        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 101
 102 == Mailing list ==
 103 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 104
 105        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 106
 107 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 108
 109        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 110
 111 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 112 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 113
 114 == IRC help ==
 115 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.