cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
+= MediaWiki 1.6 =
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.12 ==
+
+February 7, 2009
+
+This is a security update to the Spring 2006 quarterly release.
+
+A number of cross-site scripting (XSS) security vulnerabilities were discovered
+in the web-based installer (config/index.php). These vulnerabilities all
+require a live installer -- once the installer has been used to install a
+wiki, it is deactivated.
+
+Note that cross-site scripting vulnerabilities can be used to attack any
+website in the same cookie domain. So if you have an uninstalled copy of
+MediaWiki on the same site as an active web service, MediaWiki could be used to
+attack the active service.
+
+If you are hosting an old copy of MediaWiki that you have never installed, you
+are advised to remove it from the web.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.11 ==
+
+December 15, 2008
+
+This is a security update to the Spring 2006 quarterly release.
+
+David Remahl of Apple's Product Security team has identified a number of
+security issues in previous releases of MediaWiki. Subsequent analysis by the
+MediaWiki development team expanded the scope of these vulnerabilities. The
+issues with a significant impact are as follows:
+
+* An XSS vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer clients for all MediaWiki
+installations with uploads enabled. [CVE-2008-5250]
+* An XSS vulnerability affecting clients with SVG scripting capability (such as
+Firefox 1.5+), for all MediaWiki installations with SVG uploads enabled.
+[CVE-2008-5250]
+* A CSRF vulnerability affecting the Special:Import feature, for all MediaWiki
+installations since the feature was introduced in 1.3.0. [CVE-2008-5252]
+
+XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities allow an attacker to steal an
+authorised user's login session, and to act as that user on the wiki. The
+authorised user must visit a web page controlled by the attacker in order to
+activate the attack. Intranet wikis are vulnerable if the attacker can
+determine the intranet URL, even if the attacker cannot access it.
+
+CSRF vulnerabilities allow an attacker to act as an authorised user on the
+wiki, but unlike an XSS vulnerability, the attacker can only act as the user in
+a specific and restricted way. The present CSRF vulnerability allows pages to
+be edited, with forged revision histories. Like an XSS vulnerability, the
+authorised user must visit the malicious web page to activate the attack.
+
+Rather than backport our SVG validation code to this ancient branch, we have
+instead disabled SVG uploads. To enable SVG uploads, please upgrade to
+MediaWiki 1.13.3 or later.
+
+The other two issues have been fixed.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.10 ==
+
+February 20, 2007
+
+This is a security and bug-fix update to the Spring 2006 quarterly release.
+
+An XSS injection vulnerability based on Microsoft Internet Explorer's UTF-7
+charset autodetection was located in the AJAX support module, affecting MSIE
+users on MediaWiki 1.6.x and up when the optional setting $wgUseAjax is enabled.
+
+If you are using an extension based on the optional Ajax module, either disable
+it or upgrade to a version containing the fix:
+
+* 1.9: fixed in 1.9.3
+* 1.8: fixed in 1.8.4
+* 1.7: fixed in 1.7.3
+* 1.6: fixed in 1.6.10
+
+There is no known danger in the default configuration, with $wgUseAjax off.
+
+* ([[mediazilla:8819|bug 8819]]) Fix full path disclosure with skins
+dependencies
+* Add 'charset' to Content-Type headers on various HTTP error responses to
+forestall additional UTF-7-autodetect XSS issues. PHP sends only 'text/html' by
+default when the script didn't specify more details, which some inconsiderate
+browsers consider a license to autodetect the deadly, hard-to-escape UTF-7.
+This fixes an issue with the Ajax interface error message on MSIE when
+$wgUseAjax is enabled (not default configuration); this UTF-7 variant on a
+previously fixed attack vector was discovered by Moshe BA from BugSec:
+http://www.bugsec.com/articles.php?Security=24
+* Trackback responses now specify XML content type
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.9 ==
+
+January 9, 2007
+
+* ([[mediazilla:6621|bug 6621]]) Backported German translation for
+'eauthentsent'
+
+* ([[mediazilla:6680|bug 6680]]) Added localisation for Dutch bookstore list
+(nl)
+* ([[mediazilla:6730|bug 6730]]) Clearer usage of message 'titlematch' in
+German translation (de)
+* XSS fix in AJAX module
+
+An XSS injection vulnerability was located in the AJAX support module,
+affecting MediaWiki 1.6.x and up when the optional setting $wgUseAjax is
+enabled.
+
+There is no danger in the default configuration, with $wgUseAjax off.
+
+If you are using an extension based on the optional AJAX module, either disable
+it or upgrade to a version containing the fix:
+
+* 1.9: fixed in 1.9.0rc2
+* 1.8: fixed in 1.8.3
+* 1.7: fixed in 1.7.2
+* 1.6: fixed in 1.6.9
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.8 ==
+
+July 8, 2006
+
+MediaWiki 1.6.8 is a security and bugfix maintenance release of the Spring 2006
+snapshot:
+
+A potential HTML/JavaScript-injection vulnerability in a debugging script has
+been fixed. Only versions and configurations of PHP vulnerable to the $GLOBALS
+overwrite vulnerability are affected.
+
+As a workaround for existing installs, profileinfo.php may simply be deleted if
+it's not being used.
+
+* ([[mediazilla:5957|bug 5957]]) Updates to Hebrew translation (he)
+* Respect language directionality when displaying arrow in
+Special:Brokenredirects
+* ([[mediazilla:6415|bug 6415]]) Typo in Parser.php
+* Fixed potential XSS in profileinfo.php
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.7 ==
+
+June 6, 2006
+
+MediaWiki 1.6.7 is a security and bugfix maintenance release of the Spring 2006
+snapshot:
+
+An HTML/JavaScript-injection vulnerability in the edit form has been closed.
+This vulnerability was new in 1.6.0; MediaWiki versions 1.5.x or earlier are
+not affected.
+
+Extensions, comments, and <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> sections are now handled in
+a one-pass way which is more reliable and safer. Under earlier versions of
+MediaWiki, certain extensions could be abused to inject HTML/JavaScript into
+the page.
+
+Additional precautions are made against offsite form submissions when the
+restricted raw HTML mode is enabled.
+
+Some small localization and user interface updates are also included.
+
+*([[MediaZilla:6051|bug 6051]]) Improvement to German localisation (de)
+*([[MediaZilla:6017|bug 6017]]) Update bookstore list for German language (de)
+*([[MediaZilla:6138|bug 6138]]) Minor grammar tweak in "loginreqlink"
+*([[MediaZilla:5957|bug 5957]]) Update for Hebrew language (he)
+*Increase robustness of parser placeholders; fixes some glitches when adjacent
+to identifier-ish constructs such as URLs.
+*([[MediaZilla:5384|bug 5384]]) Fix <nowiki><!-- comments --> in <ref></nowiki>
+extension
+*Nesting of different tag extensions and comments should now work more
+consistently and more safely. A cleaner, one-pass tag strip lets the 'outer'
+tag either take source (<nowiki><nowiki></nowiki>-style) or pass it down to
+further parsing (<nowiki><ref></nowiki>-style). There should no longer be
+surprise expansion of foreign extensions inside HTML output, or differences in
+behavior based on the order tags are loaded.
+*([[MediaZilla:885|bug 885]]) Pre-save transform no longer silently appends
+close tags
+*Pre-save transform no longer changes the case of close tags
+*Edit security precautions in raw HTML mode, etc
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.6 ==
+
+May 23, 2006
+
+MediaWiki 1.6.6 is a security and bugfix maintenance release.
+
+An XSS injection vector in brace replacement has been fixed, as have some
+potential problems with table parsing. Upgrading is strongly recommended for
+all users of 1.6. MediaWiki versions 1.5 and earlier are not affected.
+
+Additionally some localization and user interface updates are included.
+
+* Correct "revertpage" message in English
+* ([[MediaZilla:5507|bug 5507]]) Logouttext now uses wiki markup
+* (bugs [[MediaZilla:5857|5857]], [[MediaZilla:5957|5957]]) Update for German
+localisation (de)
+* ([[MediaZilla:5586|bug 5586]]) <nowiki><gallery></nowiki> treated text as
+links
+* ([[MediaZilla:5957|bug 5957]]) Update for Hebrew language (he)
+* ([[MediaZilla:6025|bug 6025]]) SpecialImport: wrong message when no file
+selected
+* ([[MediaZilla:6015|bug 6015]]) EditPage: add spacing in the boxes "edit is
+minor" and "watch this"
+* ([[MediaZilla:6018|bug 6018]]) Userrights: new message when no user specified
+('nouserspecified')
+* ([[MediaZilla:6055|bug 6055]]) Fix for HTML/JS injection bug in variable
+handler (found by Nick Jenkins)
+* Reordered wiki table handling and <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> extraction in the
+parser to better handle some overlapping tag cases.
+* Only the first <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> is now turned into a TOC.
+* ([[MediaZilla:361|bug 361]]) URL in URL, they were almost fixed. Now they are.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.5 ==
+
+May 2, 2006
+
+* Rolled back the buggy patch for [[MediaZilla:5497|bug 5497]].
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.4 ==
+
+May 2, 2006
+
+* Further improvements to Hebrew localisation
+* ([[MediaZilla:5544|bug 5544]]) Fix redirect arrow in Special:Listredirects
+for right-to-left languages
+* Replace "doubleredirectsarrow" with a content language check that picks the
+appropriate arrow
+* Remove live debugging hack which caused errors with certain database names
+* ([[MediaZilla:5510|bug 5510]]) Warning produced when using
+<nowiki>{{SUBPAGENAME}}</nowiki> in some namespaces
+* ([[MediaZilla:5548|bug 5548]]) Improvements to Indonesian localisation
+[patch: Ivan Lanin]
+* ([[MediaZilla:5403|bug 5403]]) Fix Special:Newpages RSS/Atom feeds
+* ([[MediaZilla:3359|bug 3359]]) Add hooks on completion of file upload
+* ([[MediaZilla:5184|bug 5184]]) CSS misapplied to elements in
+Special:Allmessages due to conflicting anchor identifiers
+* ([[MediaZilla:5519|bug 5519]]) Allow sidebar cache to be disabled; disable it
+by default.
+* Add $wgReservedUsernames configuration directive to block account creation/use
+* ([[MediaZilla:5576|bug 5576]]) Remove debugging hack in session check
+* ([[MediaZilla:5181|bug 5181]]) Update "nogomatch" for Slovak
+* ([[MediaZilla:5594|bug 5594]]) Id translation up to '# Login and logout
+pages' section
+* ([[MediaZilla:5536|bug 5536]]) Use content language for editing help link
+* Minor improvements to English language files
+* Improvements to German localisation files
+* ([[MediaZilla:5628|bug 5628]]) Translations for MessagesHr.php
+* (bugs [[MediaZilla:5595|5595]], [[MediaZilla:5644|5644]]) Localisation for
+Bosnian language (bs)
+* ([[MediaZilla:5592|bug 5592]]) Actions are logged with the default language
+for the wiki, not the language of the user performing the operation.
+* ([[MediaZilla:5646|bug 5646]]) Compare for identical types in wfElement()
+* Fix for concurrency problem in job queue (image description page invalidation)
+* ([[MediaZilla:5497|bug 5497]]) regeression in HTML normalization in 1.6
+(unclosed <nowiki><li>,<dd>,<dt></nowiki>)
+* ([[MediaZilla:5709|bug 5709]]) Allow customisation of separator for categories
+* ([[MediaZilla:4834|bug 4834]]) Fix XHTML output when using $wgMaxTocLevel
+* Improvements to update scripts; print out the version, check for superuser
+credentials before attempting a connection, and produce a friendlier error if
+the connection fails
+* ([[MediaZilla:5005|bug 5005]]): Fix XHTML <nowiki><gallery></nowiki> output.
+* ([[MediaZilla:5315|bug 5315]]) "Expires: -1" HTTP header made strictly valid
+(using 1970 date).
+* ([[MediaZilla:4825|bug 4825]]): note in DefaultSettings.php about 'profiling'
+table creation
+* Remove unneeded extra whitespace at top of Special:Categories
+* Rewrite reassignEdits script to be more efficient; support optional updates
+to recent changes table; add reporting and silent modes
+* Updated initStats maintenance script
+* ([[MediaZilla:5723|bug 5723]]) Don't count pages linked to from the MediaWiki
+namespace as "wanted"
+* ([[MediaZilla:5789|bug 5789]]) Treat "loginreqpagetext" as wikitext
+* ([[MediaZilla:5796|bug 5796]]) We require MySQL >=4.0.14
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.3 ==
+
+April 10, 2006
+
+* Fix disappearing red-linked items in the watchlist editing view
+* ([[MediaZilla:5512|bug 5512]]) Spacing in "page has a history" deletion
+warning
+* ([[MediaZilla:5508|bug 5508]]) Switch ENGINE in table statements back to
+TYPE; fixes regression where some versions of MySQL 4.0.x wouldn't work
+* Added note about [[Manual:$wgUrlProtocols|$wgUrlProtocols]] format change
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.2 ==
+
+April 8, 2006
+
+* Further improvements to Hebrew localisation
+* Fix 'copyright' message for Romanian
+* ([[MediaZilla:5476|bug 5476]]) Invalid xhtml in German localization
+* ([[MediaZilla:5479|bug 5479]]) Id translation for preferences tabs caption
+* ([[MediaZilla:5493|bug 5493]]) Id translation for special pages
+* Additional path fixes in the updater
+* ([[MediaZilla:5344|bug 5344]]) Fix regression that broke slashes in extension
+tag parameters
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.1 ==
+
+April 5, 2006
+
+Some minor issues in the 1.6.0 release have been corrected:
+* ([[MediaZilla:5458|bug 5458]]) Fix double-URL encoding in block log link in
+contribs and contribs link in block log
+* ([[MediaZilla:5462|bug 5462]]) Bogus missing patch warning in updater
+* ([[MediaZilla:5461|bug 5461]]) Use of deprecated "showhideminor" in
+Special:Recentchangeslinked
+* PHP warning when allow_call_time_pass_reference is off
+* Update to Finnish localization
+
+== MediaWiki 1.6.0 ==
+
+April 5, 2006
+
+MediaWiki is now using a "continuous integration" development model with
+quarterly snapshot releases. The latest development code is always kept "ready
+to run", and in fact runs our own sites on Wikipedia.
+
+Release branches will continue to receive security updates for about a year
+from first release, but nonessential bugfixes and feature development will take
+place on the development trunk and will appear in the next quarterly release.
+
+Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can [[Download
+from SVN|obtain it from source control]].
+
+=== What's new in 1.6 ===
+
+'''User interface:'''
+* The account creation form has been separated from the user login form.
+* Page protection/unprotection uses a new, expanded form
+
+'''Templates:'''
+* Categories and "what links here" now update as expected when adding or
+removing links in a template.
+* Template parameters can now have default values, as <nowiki>{{{name|default
+value}}}</nowiki>
+
+'''Uploads:'''
+* Optional support for rasterizing SVG images to PNG for inline display
+
+'''Feeds:'''
+* Feed generation upgraded to Atom 1.0
+* Diffs in RSS and Atom feeds are now colored for improved readability.
+
+'''Database:'''
+* MySQL 3.23.x support dropped; 4.0 or later required
+* Experimental support for Unicode mode of MySQL 4.1/5.0 (moderately tested)
+* Experimental Oracle support (not well tested!)
+
+'''Anti-spam extension support:'''
+* [[meta:SpamBlacklist extension|SpamBlacklist extension]] now has support for
+automated cleanup.
+* Support for a [[meta:ConfirmEdit extension|captcha extension]] to restrict
+automated spam edits.
+
+Numerous bug fixes and other behind-the-scenes changes have been made; see the
+file HISTORY for a complete change list.
+
== Changes since 1.5 ==
* (bug 2885) More PHP 5.1 fixes: skin, search, log, undelete
* (bug 2139) Show page title in subtitle when viewing "read only" page
* (bug 5452) Update language name for Cree
+== Compatibility ==
+
+Older PHP 4.2 and 4.1 releases are no longer supported; PHP 4 users must
+upgrade to 4.3 or later.
+
+MediaWiki 1.6 is the last major version to support PHP 4; future versions will
+require PHP 5.
+
+MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
+At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
+
+== Upgrading ==
+
+Several changes to the database have been made from 1.5; these are relatively
+minor but do require that the update process be run before the new code will
+work properly:
+
+* A new "templatelinks" table tracks template inclusions.
+* A new "externallinks" table tracks URL links; this can be used by a mass
+spam-cleanup tool in the SpamBlacklist extension.
+* A new "jobs" table stores a queue of pages to update in the background; this
+is used to update links in including pages when templates are edited.
+
+To ensure that these tables are filled with data, run refreshLinks.php after
+the upgrade.
+If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
+changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
+break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
+
+=== Caveats ===
+
+Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not produce
+100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to set $wgMimeType
+= "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem cases, but this is not
+recommended on live sites. (This must be set for MathML to display properly in
+Mozilla.)
-----
+
+= MediaWiki 1.5 =
+
+== MediaWiki 1.5.9 ==
+* (bug 3359) Add hooks on completion of file upload
== MediaWiki 1.5.8 ==
cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
-----
+= MediaWiki 1.4 =
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.15 ==
+
+(released March 26, 2006) MediaWiki 1.4.15 is a security maintenance release. A
+bug in decoding of certain encoded links could allow injection of raw HTML into
+page output; this could potentially lead to XSS attacks. Additionally, this
+release may display more correctly in IE7 betas.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.14 ==
+(released January 19, 2006) MediaWiki 1.4.14 is a security and bugfix
+maintenance release. A bug in edit comment formatting could send PHP into an
+infinite loop if certain malformed links were included. In most installations,
+this would cause the script to fail after PHP's 30-second failsafe timeout. For
+several other minor fixes, see the complete changelog at the end of this file.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.13 ==
+(released January 5, 2006) MediaWiki 1.4.13 is a security maintenance
+release.Detection for uploads of Windows Metafile (.wmf) images has been added
+to help protect against a client-side vulnerability in unpatched Microsoft
+Windows operating systems. Sites which have enabled uploads and added
+non-standard file types (such as .ogg, .doc, or .pdf) should upgrade to this
+release to ensure that malicious .wmf files can't be uploaded with a fake
+extension; such files could put visitors to the site at risk. For more details
+on this, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Metafile_vulnerability
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.12 ==
+(released 2005-11-02) MediaWiki 1.4.12 is a bugfix and security maintenance
+release. A change in PHP 4.4.1 broke handling of extension and
+<nowiki><pre></nowiki> sections, causing garbage data to be inserted in output
+and saved edits. This version works around the change. This release includes
+further corrections to the inline CSS style sanitation which works around a
+JavaScript "feature" on Microsoft Internet Explorer. Users of Microsoft
+Internet Explorer for Windows may be vulnerable to XSS injections on prior 1.4
+releases; users of standards-compliant browsers are not vulnerable.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.11 ==
+(released 2005-10-05) MediaWiki 1.4.11 is a security maintenance release.
+Unsafe handling of CSS by Microsoft Internet Explorer could be exploited to
+produce cross-site scripting attacks by JavaScript injection to clients running
+that browser. This release blacklists several additional variants from use in
+HTML inline style attributes. All publicly accessible wikis are recommended to
+upgrade to reduce the risk to visitors using Microsoft web browsers. Note: the
+MediaWiki 1.4.x series is not compatible with PHP 5.0.5 or higher. Upgrade to
+the 1.5.0 release if you require this version of PHP 5.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.10 ==
+(released 2005-09-21) MediaWiki 1.4.10 is a security maintenance release. A bug
+in edit submission handling could cause corruption of the previous revision in
+the database if an abnormal URL was used, such as those used by some spambots.
+Affected releases:
+* 1.4.x <= 1.4.9; fixed in 1.4.10
+* 1.3.x <= 1.3.15; fixed in 1.3.16
+1.5 release candidates are not affected by this problem. All publicly editable
+wikis are strongly recommended to upgrade immediately.
+1.4 releases can be manually patched by changing this bit in EditPage.php:
+
+<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
+function importFormData( &$request ) {
+ if( $request->wasPosted() ) {
+</syntaxhighlight>
+to:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
+ function importFormData( &$request ) {
+ if( $request->getVal( 'action' ) == 'submit' && $request->wasPosted() )
+ {
+</syntaxhighlight>
+== MediaWiki 1.4.9 ==
+(released 2005-08-29) MediaWiki 1.4.9 is a security maintenance release. It
+corrects two cross-site scripting security bugs:
+* <nowiki><math></nowiki> tags were handled incorrectly when TeX rendering
+support is off, as in the default configuration.
+* Extension or <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> sections in Wiki table syntax could
+bypass HTML style attribute restrictions for cross-site scripting attacks
+against Microsoft Internet Explorer Wikis where the optional math support has
+been *enabled* are not vulnerable to the first, but are vulnerable to the
+second.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.8 ==
+(released 2005-08-23) MediaWiki 1.4.8 is a bug fix and security maintenance
+release. A flaw in the interaction between extensions and HTML attribute
+sanitization was discovered which could allow unauthorized use of offsite
+resources in style sheets, and possible exploitation of a JavaScript injection
+feature on Microsoft Internet Explorer. This version expands the returned text
+and properly checks it before output. Additionally, an update to
+skins/MonoBook.php ensures that sites using the default MonoBook skin will
+display correctly in the Internet Explorer 7 beta. (1.3 and 1.5 are not
+affected by this bug.)
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.7 ==
+(released 2005-07-16)
+MediaWiki 1.4.7 is a bug fix release. Those affected by the following problems
+in 1.4.6 should upgrade:
+* Watchlist breakage on MySQL 3.23.x and with table prefix enabled
+* Possible breakage in watchlist, some image resizing modes on PHP 4.1.2 1.4.6
+included a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability, so anyone running
+older 1.4 releases is very strongly encouraged to upgrade as well. Note to
+upgraders: this version of MediaWiki is known to produce a large number of
+notice-level warnings under the newly released PHP 4.4.0. These appear however
+to be harmless; if you encounter them add this to your LocalSettings.php to
+suppress the notices: error_reporting( E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE ); PHP 5.1.0beta3 is
+known to be incompatible at this time.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.6 ==
+(released 2005-07-07) MediaWiki 1.4.6 is a bug fix and security update release.
+Incorrect escaping of a parameter in the page move template could
+be used to inject JavaScript code by getting a victim to visit a maliciously
+constructed URL. Users of vulnerable releases are recommended to upgrade to
+this release. Vulnerable versions:
+* 1.5 preview series: n <= 1.5beta2 vulnerable, fixed in 1.5beta3
+* 1.4 stable series: 1.4beta6 <= n <= 1.4.5 vulnerable, fixed in 1.4.6
+* 1.3 legacy series: not vulnerable This release also includes fixes for some
+rare bug annoying HTTP errors, a PHP 4.1.2 breakage bug, and works around some
+template limitations introduced in 1.4.5. See the changelog at the end of this
+file for a detailed list of bugs fixed.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.5 ==
+(released 2005-06-03) MediaWiki 1.4.5 is a security update and bugfix release.
+Incorrect handling of page template inclusions made it possible to inject
+JavaScript code into HTML attributes, which could lead to cross-site scripting
+attacks on a publicly editable wiki. Vulnerable releases and fix:
+* 1.5 prerelease: fixed in 1.5alpha2
+* 1.4 stable series: fixed in 1.4.5
+* 1.3 legacy series: fixed in 1.3.13
+* 1.2 series no longer supported; upgrade to 1.4.5 strongly recommended This
+release also includes a number of bug fixes (see changelog below) and merges
+some large-server load balancing patches from Wikipedia. An experimental rate
+limiter for page edits and moves can be enabled with global, per-IP,
+per-subnet, or per-user bases. See configuration options in
+includes/DefaultSettings.php
+
+== MediaWiki 1.4.4 ==
+(released 2005-05-04) MediaWiki 1.4.4 is a bugfix release for the 1.4 stable
+release series. Some bugs in the installer/updater and refreshLinks maintenance
+script were introduced in the last release and have been corrected.
== MediaWiki 1.4.3 ==
=== IRC help ===
There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net
+
+=MediaWiki 1.3=
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.18 ==
+(released 2005-11-02)
+MediaWiki 1.3.18 is a bugfix and security maintenance release. A change in PHP
+4.4.1 broke handling of extension and <nowiki><pre></nowiki> sections, causing
+garbage data to be inserted in output and saved edits. This version works
+around the change. This release includes further corrections to the inline CSS
+style sanitation which works around a JavaScript "feature" on Microsoft
+Internet Explorer. Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows may be
+vulnerable to XSS injections on prior 1.3 releases; users of
+standards-compliant browsers are not vulnerable.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.17 ==
+(released 2005-10-05)
+MediaWiki 1.3.17 is a security maintenance release. Unsafe handling of CSS by
+Microsoft Internet Explorer could be exploited to produce cross-site scripting
+attacks by JavaScript injection to clients running that browser. This release
+blacklists several additional variants from use in HTML inline style
+attributes. All publicly accessible wikis are recommended to upgrade to reduce
+the risk to visitors using Microsoft web browsers.Note: the MediaWiki 1.3.x
+series is not compatible with PHP 5.0.5 or higher. Upgrade to the 1.5.0 release
+if you require this version of PHP 5.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.16 ==
+(released 2005-09-21)
+MediaWiki 1.3.16 is a security maintenance release. A bug in edit submission
+handling could cause corruption of the previous revision in the database if an
+abnormal URL was used, such as those used by some spambots. Affected releases:
+* 1.4.x <= 1.4.9; fixed in 1.4.10
+* 1.3.x <= 1.3.15; fixed in 1.3.16
+1.5 release candidates are not affected by this problem. All publicly editable
+wikis are strongly recommended to upgrade immediately.
+1.3 releases can be manually patched by changing this bit in
+{{manual|EditPage.php}}:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
+ if( $this->tokenOk( $request ) ) {
+ $this->save = $request->wasPosted() && !$this->preview;
+ } else {
+</syntaxhighlight>
+to:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
+ if( $this->tokenOk( $request ) ) {
+ $this->save = $request->getVal( 'action' ) == 'submit' &&
+ $request->wasPosted() && !$this->preview;
+ } else {
+</syntaxhighlight>
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.15, 2005-08-29 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.15 is a security maintenance release. It corrects across-site
+scripting security bug:
+* <nowiki><math></nowiki> tags were handled incorrectly when TeX rendering
+support is off, as in the default configuration. Wikis where the optional math
+support has been *enabled* are not vulnerable. The 1.3.x series is no longer
+maintained except for security fixes; new users and those seeking bug fixes
+should upgrade to 1.4.9 or 1.5.0.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.14, 2005-08-23 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.14 is a security maintenance release. A flaw in the interaction
+between extensions and HTML attribute sanitization was discovered which could
+allow unauthorized use of offsite resources in style sheets, and possible
+exploitation of a JavaScript injection feature on Microsoft Internet Explorer.
+The 1.3.x series is no longer maintained except for security fixes; new users
+and those seeking bug fixes should upgrade to 1.4.8 or 1.5.0. Existing 1.3.x
+installations not willing to upgrade to the current stable release should apply
+the change manually:
+In includes/Parser.php, function {{code|inline=y|lang=php|fixTagAttributes()}}
+add:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
+ # Any placeholder items should have been unstripped already before
+ # we got to this point. Raw text inserted later could be dangerous.
+ if( strpos( $t, UNIQ_PREFIX ) !== false ) {
+ wfDebug( "Parser::fixTagAttributes found stripped data placeholder;
+ dropping attributes\n" );
+ $t = '';
+ }
+</syntaxhighlight>
+If you are actively using extensions to generate HTML attribute values, upgrade
+to 1.4 or 1.5 for a more thorough fix.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.13, 2005-06-03 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.13 is a security maintenance release. Incorrect handling of page
+template inclusions made it possible to inject JavaScript code into HTML
+attributes, which could lead to cross-site scripting attacks on a publicly
+editable wiki. Vulnerable releases and fix:
+* 1.5 prerelease: fixed in 1.5alpha2
+* 1.4 stable series: fixed in 1.4.5
+* 1.3 legacy series: fixed in 1.3.13
+* 1.2 series no longer supported; upgrade to 1.4.5 strongly recommended The
+1.3.x series is no longer maintained except for security fixes; new users and
+those seeking general bug fixes should install 1.4.5. Existing 1.3.x
+installations not willing or able to upgrade to the current stable relase
+should update the installation to 1.3.13; only includes/Parser.php has changed
+from 1.3.12.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.12, 2005-02-20 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.12 is a security maintenance release. A cross-site scripting
+injection vulnerability was discovered, which affects only MSIE clients and is
+only open if MediaWiki has been manually configured to run output through HTML
+Tidy ($wgUseTidy). The 1.3.x series is no longer maintained except for security
+fixes; new users and those seeking bug fixes should upgrade to 1.4.2. Existing
+1.3.x installations using Tidy not willing to upgrade to the current stable
+relase should either turn off Tidy or update the installation to 1.3.12.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.11, 2005-02-20 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.11 is a security release.
+A security audit found and fixed a number of problems. Users of MediaWiki
+1.3.10 and earlier should upgrade to 1.3.11; users of 1.4 beta releases should
+upgrade to 1.4rc1.
+
+=== Cross-site scripting vulnerability ===
+XSS injection points can be used to hijack session and authentication cookies
+as well as more serious attacks.
+* Media: links output raw text into an attribute value, potentially abusable
+for JavaScript injection. This has been corrected.
+* Additional checks added to file upload to protect against MSIE and Safari
+MIME-type autodetection bugs.
+As of <code>1.3.10/1.4beta6</code>, per-user customized CSS and JavaScript is
+disabled by default as a general precaution. Sites which want this ability may
+set {{wg|AllowUserCss}} and {{wg|AllowUserJs}} in LocalSettings.php.
+
+=== Cross-site request forgery ===
+An attacker could use JavaScript-submitted forms to perform various restricted
+actions by tricking an authenticated user into visiting a malicious web page. A
+fix for page editing in 1.3.10/1.4beta6 has been expanded in this release to
+other forms and functions. Authors of bot tools may need to update their code
+to include the additional fields.
+
+=== Directory traversal ===
+An unchecked parameter in image deletion could allow an authenticated
+administrator to delete arbitary files in directories writable by the web
+server, and confirm existence of files not deletable.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.10, 2005-02-03 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.10 is a security release.
+An attacker could craft a URL which, when visited by a particular logged-in
+user, would execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the user's browser in the
+wiki's site context. This attack has been blocked, and as an extra precaution
+the user CSS and JavaScript subpage support is now disabled by default. Sites
+which want this ability may set {{wg|AllowUserCss}} and {{wg|AllowUserJs}} in
+{{manual|LocalSettings.php}}. Additional protections have been added against
+off-site form submissions
+hijacking user credentials. Authors of bot tools may need to update their code
+to include additional fields. All wikis running 1.3.x are strongly urged to
+upgrade to 1.3.10.
+Changes from 1.3.9:
+* Logged-in edits and preview of user CSS/JS are now locked to a session token.
+* Per-user CSS and JavaScript subpage customizations now disabled by default.
+They can be re-enabled via {{wg|AllowUserJs}} and {{wg|AllowUserCss}}.
+* Removed .ogg from the default uploads whitelist as an extra precaution. If
+your web server is configured to serve Ogg files with the correct Content-Type
+header, you can re-add it in LocalSettings.php: {{wg|FileExtensions}}<code>[] =
+'ogg'</code>
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.9, 2004-12-12 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.9 is a security and bug fix release.
+A flaw in upload handling has been found which may allow upload and execution
+of arbitrary scripts with the permissions of the web server. Only wikis that
+have enabled uploads and have a vulnerable Apache configuration will be
+affected, but to be safe all wikis should upgrade. Wikis with uploads available
+should either disable uploads or upgrade to 1.3.9 immediately; if other files
+are customized and require merging changes,
+includes/{{manual|SpecialUpload.php}} may be replaced individually to add the
+fix. (It is also recommended to configure your web server to disable script
+execution in the 'images' subdirectory where uploads are placed, which prevents
+most attacks even if the wiki fails.)
+Changes from 1.3.8:
+* Backported "Templates used in this page"-feature of EditPage
+* Allow "MySkin" as a default skin.
+* ({{bugzilla|938}}) Parse namespaces correctly on self-interwiki links
+* ({{bugzilla|1010}}) fix broken Commons image link on [[Skin:Classic|Classic]]
+& [[Skin:Cologne Blue|Cologne Blue]]
+* ({{bugzilla|1004}}) Norsk language names for interwiki links changed, Nauruan
+language name changed
+* Enhance upload extension blacklist to protect against vulnerable Apache
+configurations
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.8, 2004-11-15 ==
+MediaWiki 1.3.8 is a bugfix release. Those running wikis with uploads enabled
+are strongly recommended to upgrade as this fixes several problems with
+overwriting previously-uploaded files.
+Changes from 1.3.7:
+* ({{bugzilla|506}}) fix {{code|inline=y|lang=html|array_key_exists()}} warning
+for IIS servers using ISAPI mode
+* ({{bugzilla|718}}) fix bad charset in (file) cached pages
+* use local numerals in category page (for Hindi et al)
+* alias month abbreviations to month names in Hindi
+* add localized numerals for Gujarati and Kannada
+* fix Category and project namespaces for Hindi
+* Don't output bogus timestamp on [[Special:RecentChanges]] if no entries
+* Correct template include path which broke some but not all Windows installs
+* Fix edit form submission problem with some PHP versions
+* Disallow unreachable titles with %XX hex codes
+* Allow page [[0]] to be renamed
+* ({{bugzilla|774}}) when saving with <code>section=new</code>, return to the
+anchor as with existing numbered section edits
+* Experimental shared upload overlay area (disabled by default)
+* ({{bugzilla|806}}) Removed some "Wikipedia" hardcoding in German localization
+* User option localization fix for some extensions
+* ({{bugzilla|809}}) now try to load the mysql php extension if it isn't loaded
+* ({{bugzilla|848}}) fix error message in [[Special:Newpages]] RSS and Atom
+feeds
+* ({{bugzilla|26}}) fix cache headers on anon talk page notification
+* ({{bugzilla|874}}) added 'cgi' to {{wg|FileBlacklist}}
+* ({{bugzilla|862}}) localize date and time format for Finnish
+* ({{bugzilla|548}}) Don't overwrite images until the user confirms it
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.7, 2004-10-18 ==
+Changes from 1.3.6:
+* Fix protected-page related security issue.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.6, 2004-10-14 ==
+Changes from 1.3.5:
+* ({{bugzilla|296}}) Variables in user interface messages are no longer
+substituted at install time, so changes to the site name etc should be easier
+to make
+* ({{bugzilla|149}}) [[Special:RecentChanges]] "changes from" link preserves
+limit
+* ({{bugzilla|433}}) tooltip for "Undelete" tab now labeled correctly
+* ({{bugzilla|439}}) unclickable "Move" tab no longer displays on protected
+pages
+* ({{bugzilla|484}}) graceful deletion of images where the actual file is
+missing
+* ({{bugzilla|686}}) fixed [[plural]]s in Catalan localization
+* Fixed potential HTML/JavaScript injection attack in the
+[[Extension:UnicodeConverter|UnicodeConverter]] extension. (This extension is
+not enabled by default.)
+* Fixed potential HTML/JavaScript injection attack via raw page views to a
+maliciously crafted wiki page.
+* ({{bugzilla|187}}, {{bugzilla|669}}) Fixed centered thumbnails, using
+{{code|inline=y|lang=html|<div>}} instead of {{code|inline=y|lang=html|<span>}}.
+* catch MySQL error 2000 during installation.
+* ({{bugzilla|704}}) Removed misleading LocalSettings.sample
+* Fix cross site scripting bugs in [[Special:Ipblocklist]],
+[[Special:EmailUser]]
+* Fix SQL injection and cross site scripting bugs in Special:Maintenance
+* Fix cross site scripting bugs and possible filename validation vulnerability
+in ImagePage.
+* and more of that sort
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.5, 2004-09-30 ==
+Changes from 1.3.4:
+* Clean up input validation in 'raw' page output mode which was a potential
+cross-site scripting opportunity.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.4, 2004-09-28 ==
+=== SECURITY NOTE ===
+As of 1.3.4, MediaWiki performs some screening of newly uploaded files for
+validity. (Some) corrupt image files, and HTML files mistakenly or maliciously
+masquerading as images, should now be rejected. These checks protect against
+Internet Explorer security holes relating to type autodetection which are a
+potential cross-site scripting attack vector, and also rejects at least one
+known version of the "JPEG virus" which might attack unpatched clients. If you
+already have invalid files uploaded this will not protect against them. If you
+have expanded the <code>filetype</code> whitelist or disabled the strict type
+checking, other dangerous file types may still get through. You should always
+be careful when allowing uploads!
+Changes from 1.3.3:
+* Fixed lots of template-related bugs, esp. for cases where template variables
+are used for links, images, etc.
+* Fixed transformation of page messages when viewing [[Special:Allmessages]]
+* Handle "ISBN ISBN 1234" correctly
+* Fixed warning on Category pages
+* Fixed some bad error messages on login page
+* Fixed history entry for initial main page on install
+* Removed problematic <code>{</code> and <code>}</code> from legal title
+characters
+* Strip leading blank from output in preformatted text.
+* Fixed problem when moving pages to titles with '#' in
+* Optional {{wg|RawHtml}} for raw {{code|inline=y|lang=html|<html>}} sections.
+Use only on limited- participation 'trusted' wikis, as it does not protect
+against cross-site scripting attacks. For security, this option can only be
+enabled if in {{wg|WhitelistEdit}} mode.
+* Fixed problem where pages which were created as a redirect following a move
+never showed on [[Special:Randompage]].
+* Fixed line spacing on printed table of contents
+* Allow links to pages with names of the form [[RFC 1234]]
+* Fixed broken edit links being shown for sections from included templates
+* Verify that uploaded image files are of the claimed type.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.3, 2004-09-09 ==
+Changes from 1.3.2:
+* Fix for long numeric page titles
+* Fix Go search for "0", numeric almost-self-links
+* Avoid caching of pages with "You have new messages" headers
+* Fix for upgrades as non-root users from 1.2 command-line installs.
+* Fix for {{wg|DebugDumpSql}} debug mode.
+* {{wg|ExtraNamespaces}} setting for configuring additional namespaces (see
+note in {{manual|DefaultSettings.php}})
+* 'recache' on query pages now disabled when miser mode is on; special case the
+global settings in your {{manual|LocalSettings.php}} to do automatic updates.
+* Don't block UTF-8 titles containing byte 0xA0 (bug added in 1.3.2)
+* Watch/unwatch tabs now shown on edit pages in MonoBook.
+* Fix default skin in Irish localization (ga)
+* Add Traditional Chinese localization (zh-tw)
+* Changed default sortkey of subcategories. Don't include "Category:"-prefix
+any longer
+* More helpful info on spam catcher.
+* Allow larger offsets for queries such as [[Special:Listusers]]
+* Semicolon (;) added to French non-break space rules
+* Possible fix for some install errors with path names permission problems.
+* Removed [[Project:All system messages]], which has been superseded by the
+much faster [[Special:Allmessages]]. This speeds up installation considerably.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.2, 2004-08-30 ==
+Changes from 1.3.1:
+* Fix namespaced page creation links when no go match
+* When cookies are disabled, don't show login screen twice
+* Install should no longer die when PHP is pre-configured to compress output
+* Fixed bug that caused long Japanese pages to time out with Tidy active
+* When session.handler is set incorrectly, try automatic override to 'files'
+* Watch/Unwatch links back to the affected page instead of Main Page
+* Upload link no longer displayed on Monobook if uploading is disabled
+* Special:Allmessages faster, shows correct original text, works in safe mode
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.1, 2004-08-14 ==
+Changes from 1.3.0:
+* Watchlist parameters now work with register_globals off
+* Fixed parsing of ''italics'' and '''bold''' mark-up (again)
+* Special:Allpages display is more sensible on smaller wikis
+* Fixed XHTML parsing error in classic skins
+* Moved pages update watchlist correctly
+* Fixed rebuildall.php on case-sensitive Unix filesystems
+* Disabled file cache compression by default due to incompatibility with output
+buffer compression (ob_gzhandler)
+* New magic word {{code|inline=y|PAGENAMEE}} (URL-escaped version of
+{{code|inline=y|PAGENAME}})
+* Installation avoids blank username; better message on missing XML module
+* {{wg|WhitelistAccount}} no longer breaks all logins.
+
+== MediaWiki 1.3.0, 2004-08-11 ==
+Look & layout:
+* New default layout '[[Skin:MonoBook|MonoBook]]' (available on PHP4 only
+currently)
+* Print stylesheet now built-in to every page
+* More or less correct XHTML 1.0 (served as text/html by default)
+Wiki features:
+* Image captions can now include links and other basic formatting
+* Image bounding box can be specified instead of width, e.g. as 100x100px,
+making the image not wider than 100px and not higher than 100px, keeping aspect
+ratio.
+* Templates have been expanded with parameters, and separated from the
+MediaWiki: localization scheme.
+* Categories more or less work
+* added a special page for listing users with sysop rights.
+Editing:
+* Automatic merging of edit conflicts that don't directly interfere
+* Edit summaries can now include basic formatting and links
+Metadata and output:
+* Linked Creative Commons copyright metadata (optional)
+* RSS 2.0 & Atom 0.3 feeds for Recent Changes, New Pages
+Optional modules:
+* WikiHiero hieroglyphic module can be added (separate download)
+* Timeline module can be added (separate download). Requires ploticus.
+* TeX now has an experimental MathML output mode (incomplete!)
+Installation and upgrading:
+* The old install.php and update.php have been removed. In-place installation
+introduced in 1.2 is now the standard installation and upgrade method, see
+INSTALL and UPGRADE for directions.
+Database:
+* The links table has been changed to use a cur_id for l_from. The link tables
+must be converted on upgrade, which may entail some downtime.
+Code and compatibility:
+* Should now run clean with error reporting set to E_ALL.
+* register_globals hack from 1.2 has been replaced with safer code
+* Bundled PHPTAL 0.7.0 from http://phptal.sourceforge.net/ (with some patches)
+* Most image-related code moved to Image.php
+* More fixes for PHP 4.1.2 (thanks to Asheesh Laroia)
+* URL encoding fix for anchors
+* All languages now available in UTF-8 mode
+* Various other fixes
+
+=== Caveats ===
+Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not produce
+100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to set $wgMimeType
+= "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem cases, but this is not
+recommended on live sites. (This must be set for MathML to display properly in
+Mozilla.) The new 'MonoBook' skin is not compatible with PHP 5 due to bugs in
+the underlying PHPTAL library. It will be automatically disabled when running
+on PHP5; the older look and feel will be used instead.
+
+= MediaWiki 1.2 =
+
+== MediaWiki 1.2.6, 2004-05-24 ==
+* Spam blocker ({{wg|SpamRegex}} - refuses to save edits that match)
+* Updated documentation about {{wg|WhitelistRead}}
+* Ensure that searchindex table is created as MyISAM
+* Interwiki cache timeout (memcached)
+* Fix uploads on Windows with magic_quotes_gpc
+* Some config fixes for Windows (slashes etc)
+* Local interwiki URL redirects
+* Fixed obscure deletion problem in squid mode on corrupt entries
+* Language files updated to remove more hard-coded "Wikipedia" strings
+
+== MediaWiki 1.2.5, 2004-05-03 ==
+* Fixed install problem with blank root password
+* Fixed Special:Emailuser/Username links
+* Fixed main-page edit links on fuzzy search results
+* Fixed wikipedia-interwiki.sql
+* Fixed install with apache2filter (ugly URLs)
+* IP in 'go' search brings up contributions
+* Switch from broken & to ? on top-level wiki URL hack
+* Fix for moved pages in enhanced Recentchanges
+* Initial main page on new installs links to the online documentation
+
+== MediaWiki 1.2.4, 2004-04-13 ==
+* Fixed edit toolbar in Mozilla
+* Diff links in Contributions for 'top' edits
+* Fixed Nostalgia skin drop-down for register_globals off
+* Backported optional open proxy blocker
+* Backported {{wg|WhitelistRead}}
+* {{wg|CapitalLinks}} option to force full case sensitivity in titles
+* Cleaned up error handling when can't talk to database
+* Disabled unsafe command-line installer (remove the <code>die()</code> call to
+use)
+
+== MediaWiki 1.2.3, 2004-04-02 ==
+* Fixed an in-place install bug with non-root MySQL user
+* Fixed history diff checkboxes bug on titles with ampersands
+* Fixed printable link bug on special pages with parameters
+* Fixed bug that broke IP blocking w/o memcached
+* Turns off E_NOTICE warnings if PHP settings have them on (you can grope in
+and turn this off if you like to debug)
+
+== MediaWiki 1.2.2, 2004-03-28 ==
+* Fixed an upgrade bug introduced in 1.2.1.
+* Disabled {{wg|UseCategoryMagic}}, which feature is incomplete broken
+
+== MediaWiki 1.2.1, 2004-03-27 ==
+Installation, compatibility, security fixlets:
+* Detect use of PHP as CGI and disable <code>index.php/Title</code> URLs
+* Try to auto-create math tmp & output directories if not present
+* Disable Asksql in default install ({{wg|AllowSysopQueries}})
+* Better handling of <code>get_magic_quotes_gpc</code> (apostrophe problems)
+* French localisation no longer hard-codes "Wikipedia" name
+
+== MediaWiki 1.2.0, 2004-03-24 ==
+This is the new production release; it is more or less in sync with what is
+running on Wikipedia right now. However this software is provided with NO
+WARRANTY of fitness for any purpose; there may be some interesting bugs, it may
+eat all your data, and documentation may not be up to date. New features in 1.2:
+* In-place web-based installation [experimental!] Note that maintenance
+functions are not yet available through the web install script.
+* Image resizing/thumbnail generation
+* Stricter upload file extension blacklist and whitelist options
+* More flexible blocking system; time period may be set
+* Handier sysop account management. An account marked "bureaucrat" may assign
+sysop access to other accounts via Special:Makesysop. (The exact details of
+this may change in the future)
+* Support for a squid cache with explicit purging of cached anon pages
+* Optional compression of old revision text (requires zlib support)
+* Fuzzy title search (experimental, requires memcached)
+* Page rendering cache (experimental)
+* Editing toolbar to demonstrate wiki syntax to newbies (off by default in user
+preferences)
+* Support for authenticated SMTP outgoing e-mail (experimental)
+* It's now possible to assign sysop accounts from within the wiki. An account
+with this ability must be labeled with the "bureaucrat" privilege, such as the
+'Developer' account created by the install. Fixes and tweaks:
+* Now works with register_globals off!
+* Should work out of the box on MySQL 3.2.x again. On 4.x set
+{{wg|EnablePersistentLC}}<code> = true;</code> to turn on the link cache table
+for a slight rendering speed boost.
+* Should work on PHP 5.0 beta (not thoroughly tested)
+* Works with short tags disabled.
+* rebuildMessages.php can now selectively update new messages, or overwrite
+everything.
+* Some layout fixes for RTL languages.
+* Now includes arrow icons for enhanced recent changes.
+* Various bug fixes.
+
+=== Behavior changes ===
+* wiki.phtml and redirect.phtml are now renamed to index.php and redirect.php
+The old names are provided too for compatibility, but make sure they don't
+conflict if you've been putting other files in your wiki.
+* Uploaded filenames are more strictly checked than before. See bits in
+DefaultSettings.php to tweak this behavior to your needs.
+* Database messages are now enabled by default, so the interface messages can
+be tweaked through the wiki with a sysop account. Disable this if you don't
+want the performance hit.
+
+=== Database changes ===
+An index was added to recentchanges table to speed up Newpages
+(patch-rc-newindex.sql for manual updaters). Expiration date field has been
+added to ipblocks table ({{manual|patch-ipb_expiry.sql}} for manual updaters).
+The links tables have slightly stricter indexes. ('links' and 'brokenlinks' are
+not changed on existing installations.)
+
+=== Known problems ===
+The version 1.1.0 LocalSettings.sample file included the setting
+{{wg|CategoryMagic}}<code> = true;</code> this setting is for an experimental
+feature that _does not work correctly_. If you have it left over, turn it off
+or you'll see mysterious problems with vanishing links. There may be problems
+with session handling on some systems. Checking the "remember my password" box
+may help as a temporary workaround. If you receive "Cannot load input file"
+errors when trying to get at the wiki after installation, make the following
+changes:
+ in LocalSettings.php change the line something like this:
+ {{wg|ArticlePath}} = "/wiki/index.php/$1";
+ to:
+ {{wg|ArticlePath}} = "/wiki/index.php?title=$1";
+ in index.php, remove these lines:
+ if( isset( $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] ) ) {
+ $title = substr( $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'], 1 );
+ } else {
+ $title = $_REQUEST['title'];
+ }
+
+= MediaWiki 1.1 =
+
+== MediaWiki 1.1.0, 2003-12-08 ==
+
+This is the new production release. Any following 1.1.x releases are expected
+to contain only bug fixes; developments of new features will go towards a 1.2.0
+release.
+New features in 1.1:
+* New wiki table syntax:
+http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Using_tables
+* User-editable interface messages:
+http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_namespace
+* XML-wrapped page source export with optional history:
+http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_import_and_export (There is not yet an
+import function!)
+* "Magic words" Fixes and tweaks:
+* linkscc table caches link data for rendering; faster
+{{manual|rebuildlinks.php}}
+* Numerous bugs in [[skin:Cologne Blue|Cologne Blue]] skin fixed
+* Login gives warning about missing cookies
+* Block log, protection log added; deletion log now includes undeletions
+* Deletion & upload logs now escape comment text properly
+* Problems with <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> segments in section titles etc
+mitigated
+* Contributions offset and minor edit bugs fixed
+* Whatlinkshere now sorted alphabetically
+* Various exciting new profiling options.
+* Debug log is off by default.
+* Various small bugs fixed. Internal changes:
+* wfQuery has had a second parameter inserted, DB_READ or DB_WRITE. This value
+is not actually used so far.
+* Partial code for categories and Smarty template-based skins is in the tree
+but disabled.
+* Parts of Article.php have been moved to {{manual|EditPage.php}} and
+{{manual|ImagePage.php}}. New translations:
+* fi - Finnish
+* ia - Interlingua
+* no - Norwegian
+* sk - Slovak
+* ta - Tamil
+
+=== Database changes ===
+"linkscc" table added. If upgrading manually (rather than with
+{{manual|update.php}}), run maintenance/archives/patch-linkscc.sql to create
+the table. Older releases were dated snapshots from the old 'stable' branch:
+
+= pre-MediaWiki 1.1.0 =
+
+== Mediawiki-20031118 ==
+* Image deletion fixed.
+* Deletion of image old revisions now restricted to sysops (this is an
+irreversible action and not well logged)
+* Fixed maintenance scripts broken by last release's security fix
+* Many errors in {{manual|rebuildlinks.php|rebuildlinks}} script fixed.
+
+== Mediawiki-20031117 ==
+* SECURITY FIX: stricter checking of include path
+* Fixed user contributions next/prev bug
+* Login cookies now have the database name prefixed to allow wikis to coexist
+in the same domain. This will invalidate any old saved password cookies.
+* Update cache timestamp when talk pages are created
+* Saving the login form in Mozilla no longer blanks password in prefs.
+* Check existence of source page before performing a move.
+* Detect invalid titles in Special:Allpages
+* Q-encode headers on outgoing inter-user e-mail
+* Updates to some translations.
+* Added table of contents border/bg to Cologne Blue, Nostalgia skins
+* Protected pages no longer appear unprotected when visited via redirect
+* Swapped old Wikipedia logo for the MediaWiki sunflower logo
+* install.php, update.php print warning on old PHP versions, added
+compatibility functions that might or might not help No database changes since
+20031107; upgrading should be clean.
+
+== Mediawiki-20031107 ==
+* Fixed various bugs!
+* Some speed improvements from tweaks to the table indexes
+* Limited support for memcached (see below)
+* New translations (see below)
+* Interwiki link data now kept in database for flexibility
+* Friendlier read-only source view if asked to edit a page when the db is
+locked or the page is protected.
+* Normal IP blocks auto-expire after 24 hours
+* Optional support for blocking usernames
+* Uploads disabled by default (see below)
+
+== Mediawiki-20030829 ==
+First release under MediaWiki name.
+
+=== Security note ===
+Uploads are now disabled by default. If you've set up a secure configuration
+you can reenable uploads by putting: $wgDisableUploads = false;
+into LocalSettings.php. Earlier versions of MediaWiki included a bug that
+potentially allows logged- in users to delete arbitrary files in directories
+writable by the web server user by manually feeding false form data; this is
+now fixed. As a reminder, disable PHP script execution in the upload directory!
+You may also wish to serve HTML pages as plaintext to prevent cookie- stealing
+JavaScript attacks. Example Apache config fragment:
+<pre>
+<Directory "/Library/MediaWiki/web/upload">
+ # Ignore .htaccess files
+ AllowOverride None
+
+ # Serve HTML as plaintext
+ AddType text/plain .html .htm .shtml
+
+ # Don't run arbitrary PHP code.
+ php_admin_flag engine off
+
+ # If you've other scripting languages, disable them too.
+</Directory>
+</pre>
+
+=== Database updates ===
+If you're using {{manual|update.php}}, the necessary database changes should be
+made automatically. To manually upgrade your database from the 2003-08-29
+release, run the following SQL scripts from the maintenance subdirectory:
+archives/patch-ipblocks.sql archives/patch-interwiki.sql
+archives/patch-indexes.sql interwiki.sql To copy in the Wikipedia
+language-prefix interwikis as well, add: wikipedia-interwiki.sql
+
+=== Translations ===
+New interface localization files are included for:
+*fy - Frisian
+*ro - Romanian
+*sl - Slovene
+*sq - Albanian
+*sr - Serbian
+
+=== Memcached ===
+Memcached is a distributed cache system. See http://www.danga.com/memcached/
+MediaWiki can optionally use memcached to store some data between calls to
+reduce load on the database. Currently this is limited to user and talk page
+notification data, interwiki prefix/URL matches, and the UTF-8 conversion
+tables. MediaWiki includes version 1.0.10 of the (GPL'd) PHP memcached client
+by Ryan Gilfether; if memcached is disabled it acts as a dummy object with
+minimal overhead. To use memcached you'll need PHP installed with sockets
+support (this is not in the default configure options). See docs/memcached for
+some more details. Additionally, you can store login session data in memcached
+instead of the local filesystem, which can help to enable load-balancing by
+letting login sessions transparently work on multiple front-end web servers.
+(The primary other issue is with uploads, which requires some care in
+handling.) To enable this, set $wgSessionsInMemcached = true; and set
+$wgCookieDomain appropriately if exposing multiple hostnames. This system is
+new and may be volatile; login sessions will fail dramatically if memcached is
+unavailable when this option is turned on.
+
+=== Online documentation ===
+Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
+built up on Meta-Wikipedia, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
+License: http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide
+
+=== Mailing list ===
+A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
+wikitech-l list: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
+
+=== UseModWiki import script ===
+A stripped-down UseModWiki import script is available in the maintenance
+subdirectory. It is incomplete and requires a lot of manual clean-up, but does
+function for the brave and pure of heart.
+
+=== Test suite removed ===
+The unmaintained Java-based test suite has been removed from the tarball
+release. If you really want it you can check it out from CVS.
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