RELEASE-NOTES-1.34

   1 = MediaWiki 1.34 =
   2
   3 == MediaWiki 1.34.0-PRERELEASE ==
   4
   5 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   6
   7 MediaWiki 1.34 is an alpha-quality development branch, and is not recommended
   8 for use in production.
   9
  10 == Upgrading notes for 1.34 ==
  11 1.34 has several database changes since 1.33, and will not work without schema
  12 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
  13 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
  14 many hours on a large site).
  15
  16 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  17
  18 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
  19 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
  20
  21 Some specific notes for MediaWiki 1.34 upgrades are below:
  22
  23 * …
  24
  25 For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  26
  27 === Configuration changes for system administrators in 1.34 ===
  28
  29 ==== New configuration ====
  30 * $wgAllowExternalReqID (T201409) - This configuration setting controls whether
  31   Mediawiki accepts the request ID set by the incoming request via the
  32   `X-Request-Id` header. If set to `true`, that value will be used throughout
  33   the code as the request identificator. Otherwise, the sent header will be
  34   ignored and the request ID will either be taken from Apache's mod_unique
  35   module or will be generated by Mediawiki itself (depending on the set-up).
  36
  37 ==== Changed configuration ====
  38 * $wgUseCdn, $wgCdnServers, $wgCdnServersNoPurge, and $wgCdnMaxAge – These four
  39   CDN-related config variables have been renamed from being specific to Squid –
  40   they were previously $wgUseSquid, $wgSquidServers, $wgSquidServersNoPurge, and
  41   $wgSquidMaxage respectively. This aligns them with the related existing
  42   variable $wgCdnMaxageLagged. The previous configuration variable names are
  43   deprecated, but will be used as the fall back if they are still set.
  44   Note that wgSquidPurgeUseHostHeader has not been renamed, as it is deprecated.
  45 * (T27707) File type checks for image uploads have been relaxed to allow files
  46   containing some HTML markup in metadata. As a result, the $wgAllowTitlesInSVG
  47   setting is no longer applied and is now always true. Note that MSIE 7 may
  48   still be able to misinterpret certain malformed PNG files as HTML.
  49 * Introduced $wgVerifyMimeTypeIE to allow disabling the MSIE 6/7 file type
  50   detection heuristic on upload, which is more conservative than the checks
  51   that were changed above.
  52 * …
  53
  54 ==== Removed configuration ====
  55 * $wgWikiDiff2MovedParagraphDetectionCutoff — If you still want a custom change
  56   size threshold, please specify in php.ini, using the configuration variable
  57   wikidiff2.moved_paragraph_detection_cutoff.
  58
  59 === New user-facing features in 1.34 ===
  60 * …
  61
  62 === New developer features in 1.34 ===
  63 * Language::formatTimePeriod now supports the new 'avoidhours' option to output
  64   strings like "5 days ago" instead of "5 days 13 hours ago".
  65
  66 === External library changes in 1.34 ===
  67
  68 ==== New external libraries ====
  69 * …
  70
  71 ==== Changed external libraries ====
  72 * Updated Mustache from 1.0.0 to v3.0.1.
  73 * Updated OOUI from v0.31.3 to v0.32.1.
  74 * Updated composer/semver from 1.4.2 to 1.5.0.
  75 * Updated composer/spdx-licenses from 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 (dev-only).
  76 * Updated mediawiki/codesniffer from 25.0.0 to 26.0.0 (dev-only).
  77 * Updated cssjanus/cssjanus from 1.2.1 to 1.3.0.
  78 * Updated wikimedia/at-ease from 1.2.0 to 2.0.0.
  79 * Updated wikimedia/remex-html from 2.0.1 to 2.0.3.
  80 * Updated monolog/monolog from 1.22.1 to 1.24.0 (dev-only).
  81 * Updated wikimedia/object-factory from 1.0.0 to 2.0.0.
  82 * Updated wikimedia/timestamp from 2.2.0 to 3.0.0.
  83 * Updated wikimedia/xmp-reader from 0.6.2 to 0.6.3.
  84 * …
  85
  86 ==== Removed external libraries ====
  87 * The jquery.async module, deprecated in 1.33, was removed.
  88 * …
  89
  90 === Bug fixes in 1.34 ===
  91 * (T222529) If a log entry or page revision is recorded in the database with an
  92   empty username, attempting to display it will log an error and return a "no
  93   username available" to the user instead of silently displaying nothing or
  94   invalid links.
  95
  96 === Action API changes in 1.34 ===
  97 * The 'recenteditcount' response property from action=query list=allusers,
  98   deprecated in 1.25, has been removed.
  99
 100 === Action API internal changes in 1.34 ===
 101 * …
 102
 103 === Languages updated in 1.34 ===
 104 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
 105 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
 106 because of Phabricator reports.
 107
 108 * (T152908) Added language support for N'Ko (nqo).
 109
 110 === Breaking changes in 1.34 ===
 111 * The global functions wfSuppressWarnings and wfRestoreWarnings, deprecated in
 112   1.26, have been removed. Use Wikimedia\AtEase\AtEase::suppressWarnings() and
 113   Wikimedia\AtEase\AtEase::restoreWarnings() directly.
 114 * Preferences class, deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
 115 * The following parts of code, deprecated in 1.32, were removed in favor of
 116   built-in PHP functions:
 117   * CryptRand class
 118   * CryptRand service
 119   * Functions of the MWCryptRand class: singleton(), wasStrong() and generate().
 120 * Language::setCode, deprecated in 1.32, was removed. Use Language::factory to
 121   create a new Language object with a different language code.
 122 * MWNamespace::clearCaches() has been removed.  So has the $rebuild parameter
 123   to MWNamespace::getCanonicalNamespaces(), which was deprecated since 1.31.
 124   Instead, reset services, such as by calling $this->overrideMwServices() (if
 125   your test extends MediaWikiTestCase). Services will generally not pick up
 126   configuration changes from after they were created, so you must reset
 127   services after any configuration change. Even if your code works now, it is
 128   likely to break in future versions as more code is moved to services.
 129 * The ill-defined "DatabaseOraclePostInit" hook has been removed.
 130 * PreferencesFormLegacy and PreferencesForm classes, deprecated in 1.32, have
 131   been removed.
 132 * ObjectFactory class, deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
 133 * HWLDFWordAccumudlator class, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
 134 * XMPInfo, XMPReader and XMPValidate, deprecated in 1.32, have been removed.
 135 * The RedirectSpecialPage::execute method could sometimes return a Title object.
 136   This behavior was removed, and the method now matches the parent signature
 137   (SpecialPage::execute) which is to return HTML string or void.
 138   To obtain the destination title, use RedirectSpecialPage::getRedirect.
 139 * The 'recenteditcount' response property from action API action=query
 140   list=allusers, deprecated in 1.25, has been removed.
 141 * SearchEngine::userNamespaces(), SearchEngine::namespacesAsText(),
 142   SearchEngine::create(), SearchEngine::getSearchTypes() and
 143   SearchEngine::getNearMatch(), methods deprecated in 1.27, have been removed.
 144 * FileRepo::streamFile(), deprecated in 1.26, has been removed.
 145 * User::randomPassword() method, deprecated in 1.27, have been removed.
 146 * MWNamespace::canTalk(), deprecated in 1.30, have been removed.
 147 * Parser class property $mUniqPrefix, deprecated in 1.26, has been removed.
 148 * wfArrayFilter() and wfArrayFilterByKey(), deprecated in 1.32, have been
 149   removed.
 150 * wfMakeUrlIndexes() function, deprecated in 1.33, have been removed.
 151 * Method signatures in WatchedItemQueryServiceExtension have changed from taking
 152   User objects to taking UserIdentity objects. Extensions implementing this
 153   interface need to be changed accordingly.
 154 * User::getGroupPage() and ::makeGroupLinkHTML(), deprecated in 1.29, have been
 155   removed. Use UserGroupMembership::getGroupPage and ::getLink instead.
 156 * User::makeGroupLinkWiki(), deprecated in 1.29, has been removed. Use
 157   UserGroupMembership::getLink() instead.
 158 * SavepointPostgres, deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
 159 * Output::sectionEditLinksEnabled(), ParserOutput::getEditSectionTokens,
 160   ::getTOCEnabled, ::setEditSectionTokens, ::setTOCEnabled, deprecated in 1.31,
 161   have been removed.
 162 * EditPage::safeUnicodeInput() and ::safeUnicodeOutput(), deprecated in 1.30,
 163   have been removed.
 164 * Four methods in OutputPage, deprecated in 1.32, have been removed. You should
 165   use OutputPage::showFatalError or throw a FatalError instead. The methods are
 166   ::showFileCopyError(), ::showFileRenameError(), ::showFileDeleteError(), and
 167   ::showFileNotFoundError().
 168 * ApiBase::truncateArray(), deprecated in 1.32, has been removed.
 169 * IcuCollation::getICUVersion(), deprecated in 1.32, has been removed. Use PHP's
 170   INTL_ICU_VERSION constant directly.
 171 * HTMLForm::setSubmitProgressive(), deprecated in 1.32, has been removed.
 172 * ResourceLoaderStartUpModules::getStartupModules() and ::getLegacyModules(),
 173   both deprecated in 1.32, have been removed.
 174 * BaseTemplate::msgHtml() and QuickTemplate::msgHtml(), deprecated in 1.32, have
 175   been removed. Use ->msg() or ->getMsg() instead.
 176 * WatchAction::getUnwatchToken(), deprecated in 1.32, has been removed. Instead,
 177   use WatchAction::getWatchToken() with action 'unwatch' directly.
 178 * Language::initEncoding(), ::recodeForEdit(), and recodeInput(), deprecated in
 179   1.28, have been removed.
 180 * PageArchive::getTextFromRow(), ::listAllPages(), and ::getLastRevisionText(),
 181   deprecated in 1.32, have been removed.
 182 * OutputPage::getModuleScripts(), ParserOutput::getModuleScripts(), deprecated
 183   in 1.33, have been removed.
 184 * User::getPasswordValidity(), deprecated in 1.33, has been removed.
 185 * ApiQueryBase::prepareUrlQuerySearchString(), deprecated in 1.33, has been
 186   removed.
 187 * ChangeTags::purgeTagUsageCache(), deprecated in 1.33, has been removed.
 188 * JobQueueGroup::pushLazyJobs(), deprecated in 1.33, has been removed.
 189 * MediaWikiTestCase::stashMwGlobals(), deprecated in 1.32, has been removed.
 190 * SearchEngine::transformSearchTerm(), deprecated in 1.32, has been removed.
 191 * The Block typehint only refers to blocks stored in the database. It should be
 192   updated to AbstractBlock in cases where any type of block could be expected.
 193 * FileRepoStatus, deprecated in 1.25, has been removed.
 194 * The LegacyHookPreAuthenticationProvider class, deprecated since its creation
 195   in 1.27, has been removed.
 196 * IP::isValidBlock(), deprecated in 1.30, has been removed.
 197 * WikiPage::prepareContentForEdit now doesn't accept an integer for $revision,
 198   was deprecated in 1.25.
 199 * The jquery.byteLength module, deprecated in 1.31, was removed.
 200   Use the mediawiki.String module instead.
 201 * mw.language.specialCharacters, deprecated in 1.33, has been removed.
 202   Use require( 'mediawiki.language.specialCharacters' ) instead.
 203 * EditPage::submit(), deprecated in 1.29, has been removed. Use $this->edit()
 204   directly.
 205 * HTMLForm::getErrors(), deprecated in 1.28, has been removed. Use
 206   getErrorsOrWarnings() instead.
 207 * SpecialPage::getTitle(), deprecated in 1.23, has been removed. Use
 208   SpecialPage::getPageTitle() instead.
 209 * jquery.ui.effect-bounce, jquery.ui.effect-explode, jquery.ui.effect-fold
 210   jquery.ui.effect-pulsate, jquery.ui.effect-slide, jquery.ui.effect-transfer,
 211   which are no longer used, have now been removed.
 212 * SpecialEmailUser::validateTarget(), ::getTarget() without a sender/user
 213   specified, deprecated in 1.30, have been removed.
 214 * BufferingStatsdDataFactory::getBuffer(), deprecated in 1.30, has been removed.
 215 * The constant DB_SLAVE, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed. Use DB_REPLICA.
 216 * Replacer, DoubleReplacer, HashtableReplacer and RegexlikeReplacer
 217   (deprecated in 1.32) have been removed. Closures should be used instead.
 218 * OutputPage::addWikiText(), ::addWikiTextWithTitle(), ::addWikiTextTitleTidy(),
 219   ::addWikiTextTidy(), ::addWikiTextTitle(), deprecated in 1.32, have been
 220   removed.
 221 * The $wgUseKeyHeader configuration option and the OutputPage::getKeyHeader()
 222   method, deprecated in 1.32, have been removed.
 223 * …
 224
 225 === Deprecations in 1.34 ===
 226 * The MWNamespace class is deprecated. Use NamespaceInfo.
 227 * ExtensionRegistry->load() is deprecated, as it breaks dependency checking.
 228   Instead, use ->queue().
 229 * User::isBlocked() is deprecated since it does not tell you if the user is
 230   blocked from editing a particular page. Use User::getBlock() or
 231   PermissionManager::isBlockedFrom() or PermissionManager::userCan() instead.
 232 * User::isLocallyBlockedProxy and User::inDnsBlacklist are deprecated and moved
 233   to the BlockManager as private helper methods.
 234 * User::isDnsBlacklisted is deprecated. Use BlockManager::isDnsBlacklisted
 235   instead.
 236 * The Config argument to ChangesListSpecialPage::checkStructuredFilterUiEnabled
 237   is deprecated. Pass only the User argument.
 238 * WatchedItem::getUser is deprecated. Use getUserIdentity.
 239 * Passing a Title as the first parameter to the getTimestampById method of
 240   RevisionStore is deprecated. Omit it, passing only the remaining parameters.
 241 * Title::getPreviousRevisionId and Title::getNextRevisionId are deprecated. Use
 242   RevisionLookup::getPreviousRevision and RevisionLookup::getNextRevision.
 243 * The Title parameter to RevisionLookup::getPreviousRevision and
 244   RevisionLookup::getNextRevision is deprecated and should be omitted.
 245 * MWHttpRequest::factory is deprecated. Use HttpRequestFactory.
 246 * The Http class is deprecated. For the request, get, and post methods, use
 247   HttpRequestFactory. For isValidURI, use MWHttpRequest::isValidURI.  For
 248   getProxy, use (string)$wgHTTPProxy. For createMultiClient, construct a
 249   MultiHttpClient directly.
 250 * Http::$httpEngine is deprecated and has no replacement. The default 'guzzle'
 251   engine will eventually be made the only engine for HTTP requests.
 252 * RepoGroup::singleton(), RepoGroup::destroySingleton(),
 253   RepoGroup::setSingleton(), wfFindFile(), and wfLocalFile() are all
 254   deprecated. Use MediaWikiServices instead.
 255 * The getSubjectPage, getTalkPage, and getOtherPage of Title are deprecated.
 256   Use NamespaceInfo's getSubjectPage, getTalkPage, and getAssociatedPage.
 257 * MWMessagePack class, no longer used, has been deprecated in 1.34.
 258 * The Block class is separated into DatabaseBlock (for blocks stored in the
 259   database), and SystemBlock (for temporary blocks created by the system).
 260   SystemBlock should be used when creating any temporary blocks. Block is
 261   a deprecated alias for DatabaseBlock.
 262 * Parser::$mConf is deprecated. It will be removed entirely in a later version.
 263   Some context can be found at T224165.
 264 * Constructing Parser directly is deprecated. Obtain one from ParserFactory.
 265 * Title::moveSubpages is deprecated. Use MovePage::moveSubpages or
 266   MovePage::moveSubpagesIfAllowed.
 267 * The MWNamespace class is deprecated. Use MediaWikiServices::getNamespaceInfo.
 268 * (T62260) Hard deprecate Language::getExtraUserToggles() method.
 269 * Language::viewPrevNext function is deprecated, use
 270   PrevNextNavigationRenderer::buildPrevNextNavigation instead
 271 * User::trackBlockWithCookie and DatabaseBlock::clearCookie are deprecated. Use
 272   BlockManager::trackBlockWithCookie and BlockManager::clearCookie instead.
 273 * DatabaseBlock::setCookie, DatabaseBlock::getCookieValue,
 274   DatabaseBlock::getIdFromCookieValue and AbstractBlock::shouldTrackWithCookie
 275   are moved to internal helper methods for BlockManager::trackBlockWithCookie.
 276 * ResourceLoaderContext::getConfig and ResourceLoaderContext::getLogger have
 277   been deprecated. Inside ResourceLoaderModule subclasses, use the local methods
 278   instead. Elsewhere, use the methods from the ResourceLoader class.
 279 * The Preprocessor_DOM implementation has been deprecated.  It will be
 280   removed in a future release.  Use the Preprocessor_Hash implementation
 281   instead.
 282
 283 === Other changes in 1.34 ===
 284 * …
 285
 286 == Compatibility ==
 287 MediaWiki 1.34 requires PHP 7.0.13 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
 288 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.13 or later for long term
 289 support.
 290
 291 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
 292 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
 293 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 294
 295 The supported versions are:
 296
 297 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
 298 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
 299 * SQLite 3.8.0 or later
 300 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 301 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 302
 303 == Online documentation ==
 304 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 305 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 306 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 307
 308        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 309
 310 == Mailing list ==
 311 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 312
 313        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 314
 315 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 316
 317        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 318
 319 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 320 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 321
 322 == IRC help ==
 323 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.