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 ==== New configuration ====
  29 * …
  30
  31 ==== Changed configuration ====
  32 * …
  33
  34 ==== Removed configuration ====
  35 * …
  36
  37 === New user-facing features in 1.34 ===
  38 * …
  39
  40 === New developer features in 1.34 ===
  41 * …
  42
  43 === External library changes in 1.34 ===
  44 ==== New external libraries ====
  45 * …
  46
  47 ==== Changed external libraries ====
  48 * …
  49
  50 ==== Removed external libraries ====
  51 * …
  52
  53 === Bug fixes in 1.34 ===
  54 * …
  55
  56 === Action API changes in 1.34 ===
  57 * …
  58
  59 === Action API internal changes in 1.34 ===
  60 * …
  61
  62 === Languages updated in 1.34 ===
  63 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
  64 Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
  65 because of Phabricator reports.
  66
  67 * …
  68
  69 === Breaking changes in 1.34 ===
  70 * Preferences class, deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
  71 * The following parts of code, deprecated in 1.32, were removed in favor of
  72   built-in PHP functions:
  73   * CryptRand class
  74   * CryptRand service
  75   * Functions of the MWCryptRand class: singleton(), wasStrong() and generate().
  76 * …
  77
  78 === Deprecations in 1.34 ===
  79 * …
  80
  81 === Other changes in 1.34 ===
  82 * …
  83
  84 == Compatibility ==
  85 MediaWiki 1.34 requires PHP 7.0.13 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
  86 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.13 or later for long term
  87 support.
  88
  89 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
  90 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
  91 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
  92
  93 The supported versions are:
  94
  95 * MySQL 5.5.8 or later
  96 * PostgreSQL 9.2 or later
  97 * SQLite 3.8.0 or later
  98 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
  99 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 100
 101 == Online documentation ==
 102 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 103 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 104 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 105
 106        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 107
 108 == Mailing list ==
 109 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
 110
 111        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 112
 113 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 114
 115        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 116
 117 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 118 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 119
 120 == IRC help ==
 121 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.