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 * The experimental Html5Internal and Html5Depurate tidy drivers were removed.
  19   RemexHtml, which is the default, should be used instead.
  20
  21 === New features in 1.32 ===
  22 * (T112474) Generalized the ResourceLoader mechanism for overriding modules
  23   using a particular page during edit previews.
  24 * Added 'ApiParseMakeOutputPage' hook.
  25
  26 === External library changes in 1.32 ===
  27 * …
  28
  29 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  30 * Updated QUnit from 2.4.0 to 2.6.0.
  31
  32 ==== New external libraries ====
  33 * …
  34
  35 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  36 * …
  37
  38 === Bug fixes in 1.32 ===
  39 * …
  40
  41 === Action API changes in 1.32 ===
  42 * …
  43
  44 === Action API internal changes in 1.32 ===
  45 * Added 'ApiParseMakeOutputPage' hook.
  46
  47 === Languages updated in 1.32 ===
  48 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  49 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  50 because of Phabricator reports.
  51
  52 * (T193566) Added language support for Ambonese Malay (abs).
  53
  54 === Breaking changes in 1.32 ===
  55 * $wgRequestTime, deprecated in 1.25, was removed. Use
  56   $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME_FLOAT'] or WebRequest::getElapsedTime() instead.
  57 * The MediaWikiI18N class, deprecated in 1.31, was removed.
  58 * QuickTemplate::setTranslator(), deprecated in 1.31, was removed. Use
  59   Skin::msg() instead.
  60 * wfInitShellLocale(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  61 * wfShellExecDisabled(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  62 * The type string for the parameter $lang of DateFormatter::getInstance,
  63   deprecated in 1.31, was removed.
  64 * The EDIT_TOKEN_SUFFIX constant deprecated in 1.27, was removed. Use
  65   MediaWiki\Session\Token::SUFFIX instead.
  66 * EditPage::isOouiEnabled() deprecated in 1.30, was removed.
  67 * mw.util.wikiGetlink(), deprecated in 1.23, was removed. Use mw.util.getUrl()
  68   instead.
  69 * (T61113) The following methods and constants from the Revision class, which
  70   were deprecated in 1.25, have now been removed:
  71   * Revision::getRawUser()
  72   * Revision::getRawUserText()
  73   * Revision::getRawComment()
  74 * window.gM() from mediawiki.jqueryMsg, deprecated in 1.23, was removed. Use
  75   mw.msg() or mw.message() instead.
  76 * mw.util.escapeId(), deprecated in 1.30, was removed. Use
  77   mw.util.escapeIdForAttribute or mw.util.escapeIdForLink instead.
  78 * mw.util.updateTooltipAccessKeys(), deprecated in 1.24, was removed. Use
  79   jquery.accessKeyLabel instead.
  80 * The SqlDataUpdate class, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
  81 * The Html5Internal and Html5Depurate tidy driver classes were removed, along with the
  82   Balancer tidy implementation. Both implementations were experimental, and were replaced
  83   by RemexHtml.
  84
  85 === Deprecations in 1.32 ===
  86 * Use of a StartProfiler.php file is deprecated in favour of placing
  87   configuration in LocalSettings.php.
  88 * HTMLForm::setSubmitProgressive() is deprecated. No need to call it. Submit
  89   button is already marked as progressive.
  90 * Skin::setupSkinUserCss() is deprecated. Adding of modules to load
  91   has been centralised to Skin::getDefaultModules(), which is now capable
  92   of queueing style modules as well.
  93 * OutputPage::addModuleScripts() and ParserOutput::addModuleScripts are
  94   deprecated. Use addModules() instead.
  95 * Overriding SearchEngine::{searchText,searchTitle,searchArchiveTitle}
  96   in extending classes is deprecated.  Extend related doSearch* methods
  97   instead.
  98
  99 === Other changes in 1.32 ===
 100 * …
 101
 102 == Compatibility ==
 103 MediaWiki 1.32 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
 104 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 5.5.9 or later for long term
 105 support.
 106
 107 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
 108 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
 109 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 110
 111 The supported versions are:
 112
 113 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 114 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 115 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 116 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 117 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 118
 119 == Upgrading ==
 120 1.32 has several database changes since 1.31, and will not work without schema
 121 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 122 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 123 many hours on a large site).
 124
 125 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 126
 127 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 128 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 129
 130 For notes on 1.31.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 131
 132 == Online documentation ==
 133 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 134 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 135 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 136
 137        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 138
 139 == Mailing list ==
 140 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 141
 142        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 143
 144 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 145
 146        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 147
 148 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 149 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 150
 151 == IRC help ==
 152 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.