Fix r71751 problems with textual parameters.
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1 = MediaWiki release notes =
2
3 Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals
4 setting since version 1.2.0. If you have it on, turn it *off* if you can.
5
6 == MediaWiki 1.18 ==
7
8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
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10 MediaWiki is now using a "continuous integration" development model with
11 quarterly snapshot releases. The latest development code is always kept
12 "ready to run", and in fact runs our own sites on Wikipedia.
13
14 Release branches will continue to receive security updates for about a year
15 from first release, but nonessential bugfixes and feature developments
16 will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release.
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18 Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain
19 it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
20
21 === Configuration changes in 1.18 ===
22 * The WantedPages::getSQL hook has been removed and replaced with
23 WantedPages::getQueryInfo . This may break older extensions.
24 * $wgUseCombinedLoginLink controls whether to output a combined login / create account
25 link in the personal bar, or to output separate login and create account links
26 * Skin names are no longer created based on a ucfirst version of the key in $wgValidSkinNames but now
27 the value. This means for $wgValidSkinNames["monobook"] = "MonoBook"; the skin
28 loader will no longer try loading SkinMonobook and will instead load SkinMonoBook.
29
30 === New features in 1.18 ===
31 * Added a special page, disabled by default, that allows users with the
32 'disableaccount' privilege to permanently deactivate user accounts.
33 * (bug 8130) Query pages should limit to content namespaces, not just main namespace
34
35 === Bug fixes in 1.18 ===
36 * (bug 23119) WikiError class and subclasses are now marked as deprecated
37 * (bug 10871) Javascript and CSS pages in MediaWiki namespace are no longer
38 treated as wikitext on preview.
39 * (bug 22753) Output from update.php is more clear when things changed, entries
40 indicating nothing changed are now all prefixed by "..."
41 * Page existence is now not revealed (in the colour of the tabs) to users who
42 cannot read the page in question.
43 * (bug 19006) {{REVISIONUSER}} no longer acts like {{CURRENTUSER}} in some cases
44 * (bug 16019) $wgArticlePath = "/$1" no longer breaks API edit/watch actions
45 * (bug 18372) File types blacklisted by $wgFileBlacklist will no longer be shown as
46 "Permitted file types" on the upload form
47 * (bug 26379) importImages.php gives more descriptive error message on failure.
48 * (bug 26410) + signs are no longer treated as spaces in internal links if
49 link has a % sign in it.
50 * (bug 26412) Search results headers no longer show a bogus edit link.
51
52 === API changes in 1.18 ===
53 * (bug 26339) Throw warning when truncating an overlarge API result
54 * (bug 14869) Add API module for accessing QueryPage-based special pages
55 * (bug 14020) API for Special:Unwatchedpages
56 * (bug 24287) Wrap API Help output at 100 characters
57
58 === Languages updated in 1.18 ===
59
60 MediaWiki supports over 330 languages. Many localisations are updated
61 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
62 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
63
64 == Compatibility ==
65
66 MediaWiki 1.18 requires PHP 5.1 (5.2 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer
67 supported.
68
69 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
70 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
71
72
73 == Upgrading ==
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75 1.18 has several database changes since 1.17, and will not work without schema
76 updates.
77
78 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito-
79 ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
80 database schema changes.
81
82 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
83 new database fields are filled with data.
84
85 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
86 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
87 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
88
89 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
90
91
92 === Caveats ===
93
94 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
95 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
96 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
97 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
98 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
99
100 For notes on 1.17.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
101
102
103 === Online documentation ===
104
105 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
106 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
107 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
108 the public domain) :
109
110 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
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112
113 === Mailing list ===
114
115 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
116 wikitech-l list:
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118 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
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120 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
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122 http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
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124 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
125 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
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127
128 === IRC help ===
129
130 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net