RELEASE-NOTES

   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 1.17 ==
   7
   8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   9
  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.
  17
  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 1.17 ===
  22 * DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3 extensions
  23   has been removed.
  24
  25 === New features in 1.17 ===
  26 * (bug 10183) Users can now add personal styles and scripts to all skins via
  27   User:<name>/common.css and /common.js (if user css/js is enabled)
  28 * (bug 22748) Add anchors on Special:ListGroupRights
  29 * (bug 21981) Add parameter 'showfilename' to <gallery> to automatically apply
  30   the names of the individual files within the gallery
  31 * (bug 12797) Add $wgGalleryOptions for adjusting of default gallery display
  32   options
  33 * $wgAllowUserCssPrefs option allows disabling CSS-based preferences; which can
  34   improve page loading speed.
  35 * Future-proof redirection to fragments in Gecko, so things work a little nicer
  36   if they fix <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516293>.
  37
  38 === Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
  39 * (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive without
  40   updating DB
  41 * (bug 22666) Submitting user block form with an invalid user name no longer
  42   throws an error
  43 * (bugs 22665 and 22667) User '0' can now be unblocked and have its block
  44   settings changed
  45 * (bug 22606) The body of e-mail address confirmation message is now different
  46   when the address changed
  47 * (bug 22664) Special:Userrights now accepts '0' as a valid user name
  48 * (bug 5210) preload parser now parses <noinclude>, <includeonly> and redirects
  49 * (bug 22709) IIS7 mishandles redirects generated by OutputPage::output() when
  50   the URL contains a colon.
  51 * (bug 22353) Categorised recent changes now works again
  52 * (bug 22747) "Reveal my e-mail address in notification e-mails" preference is
  53   now only displayed when relevant
  54 * (bug 22772) {{#special:}} parser function now works with subpages
  55 * (bug 18664) Relative URIs in interwiki links cause failed redirects
  56 * (bug 19270) Relative URIs in interwiki links break interwiki transclusion
  57
  58 == API changes in 1.17 ==
  59 * (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent
  60 * (bug 22764) uselang parameter for action=parse
  61
  62 === Languages updated in 1.17 ===
  63
  64 == Compatibility ==
  65
  66 MediaWiki 1.17 requires PHP 5.1 (5.2 recommended). PHP 4 is no longer supported.
  67
  68 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
  69 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
  70
  71
  72 == Upgrading ==
  73
  74 1.17 has several database changes since 1.16, and will not work without schema
  75 updates.
  76
  77 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito-
  78 ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to
  79 database schema changes.
  80
  81 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
  82 new database fields are filled with data.
  83
  84 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
  85 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
  86 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
  87
  88 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
  89
  90
  91 === Caveats ===
  92
  93 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
  94 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
  95 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
  96 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
  97 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
  98
  99 For notes on 1.16.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 100
 101
 102 === Online documentation ===
 103
 104 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
 105 built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
 106 License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in
 107 the public domain) :
 108
 109   http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
 110
 111
 112 === Mailing list ===
 113
 114 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
 115 wikitech-l list:
 116
 117   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 118
 119 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 120
 121   http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 122
 123 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
 124 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 125
 126
 127 === IRC help ===
 128
 129 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net