From 59821571a2759aa332f69470640c497da04be23f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "James D. Forrester" Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:12:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] INSTALL/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34: Add required PHP extensions Change-Id: I4ef89a340dc265918d9c1e70feb370b95cf5656e --- INSTALL | 11 +++++++++-- RELEASE-NOTES-1.34 | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index bf64ab76b0..f6543b5665 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ Installing MediaWiki Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install and configure the wiki "in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available. -Required software: -* Web server with PHP 7.0.0 or HHVM 3.18.5 or higher. +Required software as of MediaWiki 1.34.0: + +* Web server with PHP 7.0.13 or higher, plus the following extesnsions: +** ctype +** fileinfo +** iconv +** json +** mbstring +** xml * A SQL server, the following types are supported ** MySQL 5.5.8 or higher ** PostgreSQL 9.2 or higher diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34 index 5da679f8ce..c8ec8ea4ee 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34 +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34 @@ -480,7 +480,14 @@ 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 +* 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. -- 2.20.1