From: TTO Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 05:45:02 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Remove some ancient upgrade information from release notes X-Git-Tag: 1.31.0-rc.0~3529^2 X-Git-Url: https://git.heureux-cyclage.org/?p=lhc%2Fweb%2Fwiklou.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=08fd2e483f059ff6a006df62b04d46a3a80cfc76 Remove some ancient upgrade information from release notes Also mention MariaDB. Change-Id: Ia74974e3fec2b5df517ab81294eb06c75679e1cb --- diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29 index fac6f7ea32..9ddb11c764 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29 +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.29 @@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports. MediaWiki 1.29 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for HHVM 3.6.5 or later. -MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but -support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for +MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, +but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. The supported versions are: @@ -209,20 +209,10 @@ updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site, many hours on a large site). -If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons -repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise -due to database schema changes. - -If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure -new database fields are filled with data. - -If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to -1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed -with MediaWiki 1.21. - Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading! -See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions. +See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including +important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11. For notes on 1.28.x and older releases, see HISTORY. diff --git a/UPGRADE b/UPGRADE index 3ec1a22270..0e6ad9b0b8 100644 --- a/UPGRADE +++ b/UPGRADE @@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ In the "maintenance" directory, run the updateDoubleWidthSearch.php script. This will update the searchindex table for those pages that contain double-byte latin characters. +== Upgrading from 1.10 or earlier == + +If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons +repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise +due to database schema changes. + == Upgrading from 1.8 or earlier == MediaWiki 1.9 and later no longer keep default localized message text @@ -135,6 +141,9 @@ to set only specific items as recommended in DefaultSettings.php. $wgLocalTZoffset was in hours, it is now using minutes. +If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure +new database fields are filled with data. + == Upgrading from 1.5 or earlier == Major changes have been made to the schema from 1.4.x. The updater @@ -149,7 +158,7 @@ UTF-8; an experimental command-line upgrade helper script, 'upgrade1_5.php', can do this -- run it prior to 'update.php' or the web upgrader. -NOTE that upgrade1_5.php does not work properly with recent version +NOTE that upgrade1_5.php does not work properly with recent versions of MediaWiki. If upgrading a 1.4.x wiki, you should upgrade to 1.5 first. upgrade1_5.php has been removed from MediaWiki 1.21.