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,
  10   have been removed.
  11 * The $wgUseAjax setting, deprecated in 1.31, is now ignored.
  12 * The $wgSiteSupportPage setting, unused since 1.5, was removed.
  13 * The default quality of JPEG thumbnails generated by GD was reduced from 95 to
  14   80. The quality of JPEG thumbnails is now configurable through the new setting
  15   $wgJpegQuality (default 80). This aligns the quality to what ImageMagick uses.
  16 * $wgExperimentalHtmlIds, deprecated since 1.30, has been removed. The
  17   'html5-legacy' value for $wgFragmentMode is no longer accepted.
  18
  19 === New features in 1.32 ===
  20 * (T112474) Generalized the ResourceLoader mechanism for overriding modules
  21   using a particular page during edit previews.
  22 * Added 'ApiParseMakeOutputPage' hook.
  23
  24 === External library changes in 1.32 ===
  25 * …
  26
  27 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  28 * Updated QUnit from 2.4.0 to 2.6.0.
  29
  30 ==== New external libraries ====
  31 * …
  32
  33 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  34 * …
  35
  36 === Bug fixes in 1.32 ===
  37 * …
  38
  39 === Action API changes in 1.32 ===
  40 * …
  41
  42 === Action API internal changes in 1.32 ===
  43 * Added 'ApiParseMakeOutputPage' hook.
  44
  45 === Languages updated in 1.32 ===
  46 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  47 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  48 because of Phabricator reports.
  49
  50 * (T193566) Added language support for Ambonese Malay (abs).
  51
  52 === Breaking changes in 1.32 ===
  53 * $wgRequestTime, deprecated in 1.25, was removed. Use
  54   $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME_FLOAT'] or WebRequest::getElapsedTime() instead.
  55 * The MediaWikiI18N class, deprecated in 1.31, was removed.
  56 * QuickTemplate::setTranslator(), deprecated in 1.31, was removed. Use
  57   Skin::msg() instead.
  58 * wfInitShellLocale(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  59 * wfShellExecDisabled(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  60 * The type string for the parameter $lang of DateFormatter::getInstance,
  61   deprecated in 1.31, was removed.
  62 * The EDIT_TOKEN_SUFFIX constant deprecated in 1.27, was removed. Use
  63   MediaWiki\Session\Token::SUFFIX instead.
  64 * EditPage::isOouiEnabled() deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  65 * mw.util.wikiGetlink(), deprecated in 1.23, was removed. Use mw.util.getUrl()
  66   instead.
  67 * (T61113) The following methods and constants from the Revision class, which
  68   were deprecated in 1.25, have now been removed:
  69   * Revision::getRawUser()
  70   * Revision::getRawUserText()
  71   * Revision::getRawComment()
  72 * window.gM() from mediawiki.jqueryMsg, deprecated in 1.23, was removed. Use
  73   mw.msg() or mw.message() instead.
  74 * mw.util.escapeId(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed. Use
  75   mw.util.escapeIdForAttribute or mw.util.escapeIdForLink instead.
  76 * The SqlDataUpdate class, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
  77
  78 === Deprecations in 1.32 ===
  79 * Use of a StartProfiler.php file is deprecated in favour of placing
  80   configuration in LocalSettings.php.
  81 * HTMLForm::setSubmitProgressive() is deprecated. No need to call it. Submit
  82   button is already marked as progressive.
  83 * Skin::setupSkinUserCss() is deprecated. Adding of modules to load
  84   has been centralised to Skin::getDefaultModules(), which is now capable
  85   of queueing style modules as well.
  86 * OutputPage::addModuleScripts() and ParserOutput::addModuleScripts are
  87   deprecated. Use addModules() instead.
  88
  89 === Other changes in 1.32 ===
  90 * …
  91
  92 == Compatibility ==
  93 MediaWiki 1.32 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
  94 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 5.5.9 or later for long term
  95 support.
  96
  97 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  98 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  99 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 100
 101 The supported versions are:
 102
 103 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 104 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 105 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 106 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 107 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 108
 109 == Upgrading ==
 110 1.32 has several database changes since 1.31, and will not work without schema
 111 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 112 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 113 many hours on a large site).
 114
 115 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 116
 117 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 118 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 119
 120 For notes on 1.31.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 121
 122 == Online documentation ==
 123 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 124 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 125 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 126
 127        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 128
 129 == Mailing list ==
 130 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 131
 132        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 133
 134 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 135
 136        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 137
 138 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 139 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 140
 141 == IRC help ==
 142 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.