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 * (T44246) $wgFilterLogTypes will no longer ignore 'patrol' when user does
  17   not have the right to mark things patrolled.
  18 * …
  19
  20 === New features in 1.31 ===
  21 * Wikimedia\Rdbms\IDatabase->select() and similar methods now support
  22   joins with parentheses for grouping.
  23
  24 === External library changes in 1.31 ===
  25
  26 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  27 * …
  28
  29 ==== New external libraries ====
  30 * …
  31
  32 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  33 * (T17845) The deprecated 'jquery.badge' module was removed.
  34 * The deprecated 'jquery.autoEllipsis' module was removed. Use the CSS
  35   text-overflow property instead.
  36 * The deprecated 'jquery.placeholder' module was removed.
  37 * …
  38
  39 === Bug fixes in 1.31 ===
  40 * …
  41
  42 === Action API changes in 1.31 ===
  43 * …
  44
  45 === Action API internal changes in 1.31 ===
  46 * …
  47
  48 === Languages updated in 1.31 ===
  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 * …
  54
  55 === Other changes in 1.31 ===
  56 * MessageBlobStore::insertMessageBlob() (deprecated in 1.27) was removed.
  57 * The global function wfBCP47 was renamed to LanguageCode::bcp47.
  58 * The global function wfBCP47 is now deprecated.
  59 * The global function wfCountDown() is now deprecated in favor of
  60   Maintenance::countDown()
  61 * The OutputPage class constructor now requires a context parameter,
  62   (instantiating without context was deprecated in 1.18)
  63 * mw.page (deprecated in 1.30) was removed.
  64 * Article::getLastPurgeTimestamp(), WikiPage::getLastPurgeTimestamp(), and the
  65   related WikiPage::PURGE_* constants, deprecated in 1.29, were removed.
  66 * The Article::selectFields(), Article::onArticleCreate(),
  67   Article::onArticleDelete(), and Article::onArticleEdit() methods, deprecated
  68   in 1.24, were removed.
  69 * Installer::locateExecutable() and Installer::locateExecutableInDefaultPaths()
  70   were removed, use ExecutableFinder::findInDefaultPaths() instead.
  71 * Several methods for returning lists of fields to select from the database
  72   have been deprecated in favor of similar methods that also return the tables
  73   to select from and the join conditions for those tables.
  74   * Block::selectFields() → Block::getQueryInfo()
  75   * RecentChange::selectFields() → RecentChange::getQueryInfo()
  76   * ArchivedFile::selectFields() → ArchivedFile::getQueryInfo()
  77   * LocalFile::selectFields() → LocalFile::getQueryInfo()
  78   * LocalFile::getCacheFields() with a prefix no longer works
  79   * LocalFile::getLazyCacheFields() with a prefix no longer works
  80   * OldLocalFile::selectFields() → OldLocalFile::getQueryInfo()
  81   * RecentChange::selectFields() → RecentChange::getQueryInfo()
  82   * Revision::userJoinCond() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'user' ] )
  83   * Revision::selectUserFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'user' ] )
  84   * Revision::pageJoinCond() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'page' ] )
  85   * Revision::selectPageFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'page' ] )
  86   * Revision::selectTextFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'text' ] )
  87   * Revision::selectFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo()
  88   * Revision::selectArchiveFields() → Revision::getArchiveQueryInfo()
  89   * User::selectFields() → User::getQueryInfo()
  90   * WikiPage::selectFields() → WikiPage::getQueryInfo()
  91 * Due to significant refactoring, method ContribsPager::getUserCond() that had
  92   no access restriction has been removed.
  93
  94 == Compatibility ==
  95 MediaWiki 1.31 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
  96 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
  97
  98 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  99 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
 100 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 101
 102 The supported versions are:
 103
 104 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
 105 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
 106 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 107 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 108 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 109
 110 == Upgrading ==
 111 1.31 has several database changes since 1.30, and will not work without schema
 112 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 113 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 114 many hours on a large site).
 115
 116 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 117
 118 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 119 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 120
 121 For notes on 1.30.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 122
 123 == Online documentation ==
 124 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 125 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 126 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 127
 128        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 129
 130 == Mailing list ==
 131 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 132
 133        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 134
 135 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 136
 137        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 138
 139 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 140 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 141
 142 == IRC help ==
 143 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.