| Index: branches/REL1_17/phase3/INSTALL |
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| 7 | 7 | "in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available. |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Required software: |
| 10 | | -* Web server with PHP 5.1.x or higher (this will be the last release to support 5.1.x) |
| | 10 | +* Web server with PHP 5.2.3 or higher (1.16 was the last release to support 5.1.x) |
| 11 | 11 | * A SQL server, the following types are supported |
| 12 | 12 | ** MySQL 4.0.14 or higher |
| 13 | 13 | ** PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher |
| Index: branches/REL1_17/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES |
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| 19 | 19 | Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain |
| 20 | 20 | it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN |
| 21 | 21 | |
| | 22 | +=== PHP 5.2 now required == |
| | 23 | +Since 1.17, the lowest supported version of MediaWiki is now 5.2.3. Please |
| | 24 | +upgrade PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki. |
| | 25 | + |
| 22 | 26 | === New installer in 1.17 === |
| 23 | 27 | MediaWiki 1.17 is shipping with a completely redesigned installer to fix |
| 24 | 28 | a lot of outstanding bugs, cleanup the code quality, and make it easier to |