3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
5 MediaWiki 1.29 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
8 === Configuration changes in 1.29 ===
9 * Default cookie expiration time has been reduced to 30 days. Login cookie expiration time is
11 * A new configuration variable has been added: $wgCookieSetOnAutoblock. This
12 determines whether to set a cookie when a user is autoblocked. Doing so means
13 that a blocked user, even after logging out and moving to a new IP address,
14 will still be blocked.
16 === New features in 1.29 ===
17 * (T5233) A cookie can now be set when a user is autoblocked, to track that user if
18 they move to a new IP address. This is disabled by default.
20 === External library changes in 1.29 ===
22 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
24 ==== New external libraries ====
26 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
28 === Bug fixes in 1.29 ===
30 === Action API changes in 1.29 ===
31 * Submitting sensitive authentication request parameters to action=clientlogin,
32 action=createaccount, action=linkaccount, and action=changeauthenticationdata
33 in the query string is now an error. They should be submitted in the POST
36 === Action API internal changes in 1.29 ===
38 === Languages updated in 1.29 ===
40 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
41 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
42 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
44 === Other changes in 1.29 ===
45 * Database::getSearchEngine() (deprecated in 1.28) was removed. Use
46 SearchEngineFactory::getSearchEngineClass() instead.
50 MediaWiki 1.29 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
53 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
54 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
55 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
57 The supported versions are:
59 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
60 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
61 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
62 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
63 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
67 1.29 has several database changes since 1.28, and will not work without schema
68 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
69 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
70 many hours on a large site).
72 If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons
73 repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise
74 due to database schema changes.
76 If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure
77 new database fields are filled with data.
79 If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.4.x or earlier, you should upgrade to
80 1.5 first. The upgrade script maintenance/upgrade1_5.php has been removed
83 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
85 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions.
87 For notes on 1.28.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
89 == Online documentation ==
91 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
92 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
93 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
95 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
99 A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
101 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
103 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
105 https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
107 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
108 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.