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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 * …
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13 ==== Changed configuration ====
14 * …
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16 ==== Removed configuration ====
17 * …
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19 === New features in 1.33 ===
20 * …
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22 === External library changes in 1.33 ===
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24 ==== New external libraries ====
25 * …
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27 ==== Changed external libraries ====
28 * …
29
30 ==== Removed external libraries ====
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33 === Bug fixes in 1.33 ===
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36 === Action API changes in 1.33 ===
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39 === Action API internal changes in 1.33 ===
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41
42 === Languages updated in 1.33 ===
43 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
44 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
45 because of Phabricator reports.
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47 * …
48
49 === Breaking changes in 1.33 ===
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52 === Deprecations in 1.33 ===
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55 === Other changes in 1.33 ===
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57
58 == Compatibility ==
59 MediaWiki 1.33 requires PHP 7.0.0 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
60 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.0 or later for long term
61 support.
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63 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
64 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
65 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
66
67 The supported versions are:
68
69 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
70 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
71 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
72 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
73 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
74
75 == Upgrading ==
76 1.33 has several database changes since 1.32, and will not work without schema
77 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
78 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
79 many hours on a large site).
80
81 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
82
83 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
84 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
85
86 For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
87
88 == Online documentation ==
89 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
90 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
91 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
92
93 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
94
95 == Mailing list ==
96 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
97
98 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
99
100 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
101
102 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
103
104 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
105 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
106
107 == IRC help ==
108 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.