RELEASE-NOTES-1.33

   1 == MediaWiki 1.33 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.33 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.33 ===
   9
  10 ==== New configuration ====
  11 * …
  12
  13 ==== Changed configuration ====
  14 * …
  15
  16 ==== Removed configuration ====
  17 * …
  18
  19 === New features in 1.33 ===
  20 * …
  21
  22 === External library changes in 1.33 ===
  23
  24 ==== New external libraries ====
  25 * …
  26
  27 ==== Changed external libraries ====
  28 * …
  29
  30 ==== Removed external libraries ====
  31 * …
  32
  33 === Bug fixes in 1.33 ===
  34 * …
  35
  36 === Action API changes in 1.33 ===
  37 * (T198913) Added 'ApiOptions' hook.
  38 * …
  39
  40 === Action API internal changes in 1.33 ===
  41 * …
  42
  43 === Languages updated in 1.33 ===
  44 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  45 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  46 because of Phabricator reports.
  47
  48 * …
  49
  50 === Breaking changes in 1.33 ===
  51 * The parameteter $lang in DifferenceEngine::setTextLanguage must be of type
  52   Language. Other types are deprecated since 1.32.
  53 * Skin::doEditSectionLink requires type Language for the parameter $lang.
  54   The parameters $tooltip and $lang are mandatory. Omitting the parameters is
  55   deprecated since 1.32.
  56 * Language::truncate(), deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
  57 * …
  58
  59 === Deprecations in 1.33 ===
  60 * The configuration option $wgUseESI has been deprecated, and is expected
  61   to be removed in a future release.
  62 * The configuration option $wgSquidPurgeUseHostHeader has been deprecated,
  63   and is expected to be removed in a future release.
  64 * The configuration options $wgFixArabicUnicode and $wgFixMalayalamUnicode,
  65   introduced in MW 1.17, have been deprecated.  These fixes will always be
  66   applied for Arabic and Malayalam in the future.  Please enable these on
  67   your local wiki (if you have them explicitly set to false) and run
  68   maintenance/cleanupTitles.php to fix any existing page titles.
  69 * …
  70
  71 === Other changes in 1.33 ===
  72 * …
  73
  74 == Compatibility ==
  75 MediaWiki 1.33 requires PHP 7.0.0 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
  76 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.0 or later for long term
  77 support.
  78
  79 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  80 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  81 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  82
  83 The supported versions are:
  84
  85 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
  86 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
  87 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
  88 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  89 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
  90
  91 == Upgrading ==
  92 1.33 has several database changes since 1.32, and will not work without schema
  93 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  94 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  95 many hours on a large site).
  96
  97 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  98
  99 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 100 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 101
 102 For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 103
 104 == Online documentation ==
 105 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 106 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 107 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 108
 109        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 110
 111 == Mailing list ==
 112 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 113
 114        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 115
 116 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 117
 118        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 119
 120 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 121 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 122
 123 == IRC help ==
 124 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.