| Index: trunk/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES |
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| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | | -MediaWiki is now using a "continuous integration" development model with |
| 12 | | -quarterly snapshot releases. The latest development code is always kept |
| 13 | | -"ready to run", and in fact runs our own sites on Wikipedia. |
| | 11 | +MediaWiki 1.18 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in |
| | 12 | +production. |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | | -Release branches will continue to receive security updates for about a year |
| 16 | | -from first release, but nonessential bugfixes and feature developments |
| 17 | | -will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release. |
| 18 | | - |
| 19 | | -Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain |
| 20 | | -it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN |
| 21 | | - |
| 22 | 14 | === Configuration changes in 1.18 === |
| 23 | 15 | * The WantedPages::getSQL hook has been removed and replaced with |
| 24 | 16 | WantedPages::getQueryInfo. This may break older extensions. |
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| 402 | 394 | |
| 403 | 395 | MediaWiki 1.18 requires PHP 5.2.3. PHP 4 is no longer supported. |
| 404 | 396 | |
| 405 | | -MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade. |
| 406 | | -At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases. |
| | 397 | +MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but |
| | 398 | +support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for IBM |
| | 399 | +DB2, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. |
| 407 | 400 | |
| | 401 | +The supported versions are: |
| | 402 | + |
| | 403 | +* MySQL 4.0 or later |
| | 404 | +* PostgreSQL 8.3 or later |
| | 405 | +* SQLite 3 |
| | 406 | + |
| 408 | 407 | == Upgrading == |
| 409 | 408 | |
| 410 | 409 | 1.18 has several database changes since 1.17, and will not work without schema |
| 411 | 410 | updates. |
| 412 | 411 | |
| 413 | | -If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons reposito- |
| 414 | | -ry, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise due to |
| 415 | | -database schema changes. |
| | 412 | +If upgrading from before 1.11, and you are using a wiki as a commons |
| | 413 | +repository, make sure that it is updated as well. Otherwise, errors may arise |
| | 414 | +due to database schema changes. |
| 416 | 415 | |
| 417 | 416 | If upgrading from before 1.7, you may want to run refreshLinks.php to ensure |
| 418 | 417 | new database fields are filled with data. |
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| 423 | 422 | |
| 424 | 423 | See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions. |
| 425 | 424 | |
| 426 | | -=== Caveats === |
| 427 | | - |
| 428 | | -Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not |
| 429 | | -produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to |
| 430 | | -set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem |
| 431 | | -cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for |
| 432 | | -MathML to display properly in Mozilla.) |
| 433 | | - |
| 434 | 425 | For notes on 1.17.x and older releases, see HISTORY. |
| 435 | 426 | |
| 436 | | -=== Online documentation === |
| | 427 | +== Online documentation == |
| 437 | 428 | |
| 438 | | -Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being |
| 439 | | -built up on MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation |
| 440 | | -License (except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in |
| 441 | | -the public domain): |
| | 429 | +Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on |
| | 430 | +MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except |
| | 431 | +for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain): |
| 442 | 432 | |
| 443 | 433 | http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation |
| 444 | 434 | |
| 445 | | -=== Mailing list === |
| | 435 | +== Mailing list == |
| 446 | 436 | |
| 447 | | -A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia |
| 448 | | -wikitech-l list: |
| | 437 | +A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion: |
| 449 | 438 | |
| 450 | 439 | http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l |
| 451 | 440 | |
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| 456 | 445 | It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're |
| 457 | 446 | going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes. |
| 458 | 447 | |
| 459 | | -=== IRC help === |
| | 448 | +== IRC help == |
| 460 | 449 | |
| 461 | 450 | There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net. |