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 * $wgEnablePartialBlocks – This enables the Partial Blocks feature, which gives
  12   accounts with block permissions the ability to block users, IPs, and IP ranges
  13   from editing specific pages, while allowing them to edit the rest of the wiki.
  14 * …
  15
  16 ==== Changed configuration ====
  17 * …
  18
  19 ==== Removed configuration ====
  20 * …
  21
  22 === New features in 1.33 ===
  23 * …
  24
  25 === External library changes in 1.33 ===
  26
  27 ==== New external libraries ====
  28 * …
  29
  30 ==== Changed external libraries ====
  31 * …
  32
  33 ==== Removed external libraries ====
  34 * …
  35
  36 === Bug fixes in 1.33 ===
  37 * …
  38
  39 === Action API changes in 1.33 ===
  40 * (T198913) Added 'ApiOptions' hook.
  41 * …
  42
  43 === Action API internal changes in 1.33 ===
  44 * …
  45
  46 === Languages updated in 1.33 ===
  47 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  48 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  49 because of Phabricator reports.
  50
  51 * …
  52
  53 === Breaking changes in 1.33 ===
  54 * The parameteter $lang in DifferenceEngine::setTextLanguage must be of type
  55   Language. Other types are deprecated since 1.32.
  56 * Skin::doEditSectionLink requires type Language for the parameter $lang.
  57   The parameters $tooltip and $lang are mandatory. Omitting the parameters is
  58   deprecated since 1.32.
  59 * Language::truncate(), deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
  60 * UtfNormal, deprecated in 1.25, was removed. Use UtfNormal\Validator directly
  61   instead.
  62 * (T197179) In OOUI HTMLForm fields, the parameters 'notice', 'notice-messages',
  63   and 'notice-message', which were deprecated in 1.32, were removed. Instead,
  64   use 'help', 'help-message', and 'help-messages'.
  65 * (T197179) HTMLFormField::getNotices(), deprecated in 1.32, was removed.
  66 * The "Parsoid v1" compatibility mappings in ParsoidVirtualRESTService and
  67   RestbaseVirtualRESTService, deprecated since 1.26, have been removed.
  68   Use the RESTBase v1 or Parsoid v3 API instead.
  69 * ParserOptions defaults 'tidy' to true now, since the untidy modes of the
  70   parser are being deprecated and ParserOptions::getCanonicalOverrides()
  71   has always been true at any rate.
  72 * …
  73
  74 === Deprecations in 1.33 ===
  75 * The configuration option $wgUseESI has been deprecated, and is expected
  76   to be removed in a future release.
  77 * The configuration option $wgSquidPurgeUseHostHeader has been deprecated,
  78   and is expected to be removed in a future release.
  79 * The configuration options $wgFixArabicUnicode and $wgFixMalayalamUnicode,
  80   introduced in MW 1.17, have been deprecated.  These fixes will always be
  81   applied for Arabic and Malayalam in the future.  Please enable these on
  82   your local wiki (if you have them explicitly set to false) and run
  83   maintenance/cleanupTitles.php to fix any existing page titles.
  84 * OutputPage::parse() and OutputPage::parseInline() have been deprecated
  85   due to untidy output and inconsistent handling of wrapper divs and
  86   interface/content language defaults.  Use OutputPage::parseAsContent(),
  87   OutputPage::parseAsInterface(), or OutputPage::parseInlineAsInterface()
  88   as appropriate.
  89 * The LegacyHookPreAuthenticationProvider class, deprecated since its creation
  90   in 1.27 as part of the AuthManager re-write, now emits deprecation warnings.
  91   This will help identify the issue if you added it to $wgAuthManagerConfig.
  92 * wfSplitWikiId() is now deprecated. Cache key generation should have the wiki
  93   domain ID as a key component and use makeGlobalKey().
  94 * …
  95
  96 === Other changes in 1.33 ===
  97 * …
  98
  99 == Compatibility ==
 100 MediaWiki 1.33 requires PHP 7.0.0 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
 101 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.0 or later for long term
 102 support.
 103
 104 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
 105 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
 106 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 107
 108 The supported versions are:
 109
 110 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 111 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 112 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 113 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 114 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 115
 116 == Upgrading ==
 117 1.33 has several database changes since 1.32, and will not work without schema
 118 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 119 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 120 many hours on a large site).
 121
 122 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 123
 124 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 125 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 126
 127 For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 128
 129 == Online documentation ==
 130 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 131 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 132 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 133
 134        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 135
 136 == Mailing list ==
 137 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 138
 139        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 140
 141 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 142
 143        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 144
 145 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 146 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 147
 148 == IRC help ==
 149 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.