1 = MediaWiki release notes =
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.
8 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET.
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.
14 Release branches will continue to receive security updates for about a year
15 from first release, but nonessential bugfixes and feature development happen
16 will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release.
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
21 == Changes since 1.6 ==
23 * (bug 5458) Fix double-URL encoding in block log link in contribs and contribs
25 * (bug 5462) Bogus missing patch warning in updater
26 * (bug 5461) Use of deprecated "showhideminor" in Special:Recentchangeslinked
27 * PHP warning when allow_call_time_pass_reference is off
28 * Update to Finnish localization
29 * (bug 5467) Link to page histories in watchlist edit mode
30 * Further additions to Hebrew localisation
31 * (bug 5476) Invalid xhtml in German localization
32 * (bug 5479) Id translation for preferences tabs caption
33 * (bug 5493) Id translation for special pages
34 * Added skinname and style path parameters to CBT version of MonoBook
35 * Include subversion revision number in Special:Version if available
40 Older PHP 4.2 and 4.1 releases are no longer supported; PHP 4 users must
41 upgrade to 4.3 or later.
43 MediaWiki 1.6 is the last major version to support PHP 4; future versions
46 MySQL 3.23.x is longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
47 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
52 Several changes to the database have been made from 1.5; these are relatively
53 minor but do require that the update process be run before the new code will
56 * A new "templatelinks" table tracks template inclusions.
57 * A new "externallinks" table tracks URL links; this can be used by a
58 mass spam-cleanup tool in the SpamBlacklist extension.
59 * A new "jobs" table stores a queue of pages to update in the background; this
60 is used to update links in including pages when templates are edited.
62 To ensure that these tables are filled with data, run refreshLinks.php after
66 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, some major database
67 changes are made, and there is a slightly higher chance that things could
68 break. Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
70 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
76 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
77 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
78 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
79 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
80 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
83 For notes on 1.5.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
86 === Online documentation ===
88 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
89 built up on Meta-Wikipedia, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
92 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
97 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
100 http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
102 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
104 http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
106 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
107 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
112 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net