RELEASE-NOTES-1.32

   1 == MediaWiki 1.32 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.32 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.32 ===
   9 * (T115414) The $wgEnableAPI and $wgEnableWriteAPI settings, deprecated in 1.31, have been removed.
  10 * The $wgUseAjax setting, deprecated in 1.31, is now ignored.
  11 * The $wgSiteSupportPage setting, unused since 1.5, was removed.
  12 * $wgJpegQuality was added to allow configuring the quality of JPEG thumbnails (default 80).
  13 * The default quality of JPEG thumbnails generated by GD was reduced from 95 to 80.
  14 * …
  15
  16 === New features in 1.32 ===
  17 * …
  18
  19 === External library changes in 1.32 ===
  20 * …
  21
  22 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  23 * …
  24
  25 ==== New external libraries ====
  26 * …
  27
  28 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  29 * …
  30
  31 === Bug fixes in 1.32 ===
  32 * …
  33
  34 === Action API changes in 1.32 ===
  35 * …
  36
  37 === Action API internal changes in 1.32 ===
  38 * …
  39
  40 === Languages updated in 1.32 ===
  41 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  42 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  43 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
  44
  45 * …
  46
  47 === Breaking changes in 1.32 ===
  48 * $wgRequestTime was removed (deprecated in 1.25).
  49   Use $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME_FLOAT'] or WebRequest::getElapsedTime() instead.
  50 * The MediaWikiI18N class was removed (deprecated in 1.31).
  51 * QuickTemplate::setTranslator() was removed (deprecated in 1.31).
  52   Use Skin::msg() instead.
  53 * wfInitShellLocale() was removed (deprecated in 1.30).
  54 * wfShellExecDisabled() was removed (deprecated in 1.30).
  55 * The type string for the parameter $lang of DateFormatter::getInstance is
  56   removed (deprecated in 1.31).
  57 * The EDIT_TOKEN_SUFFIX constant was removed (deprecated in 1.27).
  58   Use MediaWiki\Session\Token::SUFFIX instead.
  59
  60 === Deprecations in 1.32 ===
  61 * Use of a StartProfiler.php file is deprecated in favour of placing
  62   configuration in LocalSettings.php.
  63
  64 === Other changes in 1.32 ===
  65 * …
  66
  67 == Compatibility ==
  68 MediaWiki 1.32 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is supported,
  69 it is generally advised to use PHP 5.5.9 or later for long term support.
  70
  71 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  72 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  73 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  74
  75 The supported versions are:
  76
  77 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
  78 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
  79 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  80 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  81 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  82
  83 == Upgrading ==
  84 1.32 has several database changes since 1.31, 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 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  90
  91 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
  92 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
  93
  94 For notes on 1.31.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  95
  96 == Online documentation ==
  97 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
  98 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
  99 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 100
 101        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 102
 103 == Mailing list ==
 104 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 105
 106        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 107
 108 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 109
 110        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 111
 112 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 113 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 114
 115 == IRC help ==
 116 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.