rdbms: migrate DatabaseMysqlBase::getServerVersion() to using the local server cache

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.34

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@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
   password setups and deprecated since 1.24, is now removed.
 * $wgDBOracleDRCP - If you must use persistent connections, set DBO_PERSISTENT
   in the 'flags' field for servers in $wgDBServers (or $wgLBFactoryConf).
+* $wgMemCachedDebug - Set the cache "debug" field in $wgObjectCaches instead.
 
 === New user-facing features in 1.34 ===
 * Special:Mute has been added as a quick way for users to block unwanted emails
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
   ([[Special:NewSection/Test]] redirects to creating a new section in "Test").
   Otherwise, it displays a basic interface to allow the end user to specify
   the target manually.
+* (T220447) Special:Contributions/newbies has been removed for performance and
+  usefulness reasons. Use Special:RecentChanges?userExpLevel=newcomer instead.
+* Special:NewFiles/newbies has been removed for performance and usefulness
+  reasons. Use Special:RecentChanges?userExpLevel=newcomer&namespace=6 instead.
 
 === New developer features in 1.34 ===
 * The ImgAuthModifyHeaders hook was added to img_auth.php to allow modification
@@ -356,8 +361,6 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
 * The UserIsBlockedFrom hook is only called if a block is found first, and
   should only be used to unblock a blocked user.
 * …
-* Language::$dataCache has been removed (without prior deprecation, for
-  practical reasons). Use MediaWikiServices instead to get a LocalisationCache.
 
 === Deprecations in 1.34 ===
 * The MWNamespace class is deprecated. Use NamespaceInfo.
@@ -413,6 +416,9 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
 * ResourceLoaderContext::getConfig and ResourceLoaderContext::getLogger have
   been deprecated. Inside ResourceLoaderModule subclasses, use the local methods
   instead. Elsewhere, use the methods from the ResourceLoader class.
+* The Profiler::setTemplated and Profiler::getTemplated methods have been
+  deprecated. Use Profiler::setAllowOutput and Profiler::getAllowOutput
+  instead.
 * The Preprocessor_DOM implementation has been deprecated.  It will be
   removed in a future release.  Use the Preprocessor_Hash implementation
   instead.
@@ -467,12 +473,11 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
 * Constructing MovePage directly is deprecated. Use MovePageFactory.
 * TempFSFile::factory() has been deprecated. Use TempFSFileFactory instead.
 * wfIsBadImage() is deprecated. Use the BadFileLookup service instead.
-* Language::getLocalisationCache() is deprecated. Use MediaWikiServices.
-* The following Language methods are deprecated: isSupportedLanguage,
-  isValidCode, isValidBuiltInCode, isKnownLanguageTag, fetchLanguageNames,
-  fetchLanguageName, getFileName, getMessagesFileName, getJsonMessagesFileName.
-  Use the new LanguageNameUtils class instead. (Note that fetchLanguageName(s)
-  are called getLanguageName(s) in the new class.)
+* Building a new SearchResult is hard-deprecated, always call
+  SearchResult::newFromTitle(). This class is being refactored into an abstract
+  class. If you extend this class please be sure to override all its methods
+  or extend RevisionSearchResult.
+* Skin::getSkinNameMessages() is deprecated and no longer used.
 
 === Other changes in 1.34 ===
 * …
@@ -480,7 +485,15 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
 == Compatibility ==
 MediaWiki 1.34 requires PHP 7.0.13 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is
 supported, it is generally advised to use PHP 7.0.13 or later for long term
-support.
+support. It also requires the following PHP extensions:
+
+* ctype
+* dom
+* fileinfo
+* iconv
+* json
+* mbstring
+* xml
 
 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
 but support for them is somewhat less mature.