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 * …
  70
  71 === Deprecations in 1.33 ===
  72 * The configuration option $wgUseESI has been deprecated, and is expected
  73   to be removed in a future release.
  74 * The configuration option $wgSquidPurgeUseHostHeader has been deprecated,
  75   and is expected to be removed in a future release.
  76 * The configuration options $wgFixArabicUnicode and $wgFixMalayalamUnicode,
  77   introduced in MW 1.17, have been deprecated.  These fixes will always be
  78   applied for Arabic and Malayalam in the future.  Please enable these on
  79   your local wiki (if you have them explicitly set to false) and run
  80   maintenance/cleanupTitles.php to fix any existing page titles.
  81 * The LegacyHookPreAuthenticationProvider class, deprecated since its creation
  82   in 1.27 as part of the AuthManager re-write, now emits deprecation warnings.
  83   This will help identify the issue if you added it to $wgAuthManagerConfig.
  84 * wfSplitWikiId() is now deprecated. Cache key generation should have the wiki
  85   domain ID as a key component and use makeGlobalKey().
  86 * …
  87
  88 === Other changes in 1.33 ===
  89 * …
  90
  91 == Compatibility ==
  92 MediaWiki 1.33 requires PHP 7.0.0 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
  93 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.0 or later for long term
  94 support.
  95
  96 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  97 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  98 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  99
 100 The supported versions are:
 101
 102 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 103 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 104 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 105 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 106 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 107
 108 == Upgrading ==
 109 1.33 has several database changes since 1.32, and will not work without schema
 110 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 111 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 112 many hours on a large site).
 113
 114 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 115
 116 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 117 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 118
 119 For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 120
 121 == Online documentation ==
 122 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 123 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 124 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 125
 126        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 127
 128 == Mailing list ==
 129 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 130
 131        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 132
 133 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 134
 135        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 136
 137 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 138 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 139
 140 == IRC help ==
 141 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.