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).
  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 * The SqlDataUpdate class, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
  75
  76 === Deprecations in 1.32 ===
  77 * Use of a StartProfiler.php file is deprecated in favour of placing
  78   configuration in LocalSettings.php.
  79 * HTMLForm::setSubmitProgressive() is deprecated. No need to call it. Submit
  80   button is already marked as progressive.
  81 * Skin::setupSkinUserCss() is deprecated. Adding of modules to load
  82   has been centralised to Skin::getDefaultModules(), which is now capable
  83   of queueing style modules as well.
  84 * OutputPage::addModuleScripts() and ParserOutput::addModuleScripts are
  85   deprecated. Use addModules() instead.
  86
  87 === Other changes in 1.32 ===
  88 * …
  89
  90 == Compatibility ==
  91 MediaWiki 1.32 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
  92 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 5.5.9 or later for long term
  93 support.
  94
  95 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  96 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  97 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  98
  99 The supported versions are:
 100
 101 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 102 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 103 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 104 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 105 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 106
 107 == Upgrading ==
 108 1.32 has several database changes since 1.31, and will not work without schema
 109 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 110 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 111 many hours on a large site).
 112
 113 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 114
 115 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 116 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 117
 118 For notes on 1.31.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 119
 120 == Online documentation ==
 121 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 122 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 123 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 124
 125        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 126
 127 == Mailing list ==
 128 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 129
 130        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 131
 132 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 133
 134        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 135
 136 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 137 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 138
 139 == IRC help ==
 140 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.