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= MediaWiki 1.37 =
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== MediaWiki 1.37.0-PRERELEASE ==
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THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
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MediaWiki 1.37 is an alpha-quality development branch, and is not recommended
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for use in production.
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== Upgrading notes for 1.37 ==
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Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
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2021-04-06 23:25:35 +00:00
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See the file UPGRADE for more detailed per-version upgrade instructions from the
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oldest supported upgrading version, MediaWiki 1.27.
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Some specific notes for MediaWiki 1.37 upgrades are below:
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For notes on 1.36.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
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=== Configuration changes for system administrators in 1.37 ===
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==== New configuration ====
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==== Changed configuration ====
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==== Removed configuration ====
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=== New user-facing features in 1.37 ===
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=== New developer features in 1.37 ===
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=== External library changes in 1.37 ===
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==== New external libraries ====
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===== New development-only external libraries =====
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===== Changed development-only external libraries =====
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=== Bug fixes in 1.37 ===
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=== Action API changes in 1.37 ===
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=== Action API internal changes in 1.37 ===
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=== Languages updated in 1.37 ===
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MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
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Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
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because of Phabricator reports.
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2021-04-08 08:52:21 +00:00
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* (T279619) Added language support for Dagbani (dag).
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=== Breaking changes in 1.37 ===
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2021-04-07 02:04:24 +00:00
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* WANObjectCache::HOLDOFF_NONE, deprecated since 1.35, was removed.
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Use HOLDOFF_TTL_NONE instead.
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2021-04-11 20:05:46 +00:00
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* The following methods and fields in the Language class, deprecated since
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1.35, have been removed:
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- classFromCode()
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- clearCaches()
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- convertTitle()
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- findVariantLink()
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- mConverter
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- updateConversionTable()
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2021-02-17 04:11:46 +00:00
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* (T273354) When an edit is prevented by an 'EditFilterMergedContent' hook
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handler without changing the status, the edit form will now be displayed.
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2021-04-08 19:34:40 +00:00
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* User::clearNotification() which had been deprecated in 1.35 has been removed.
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Use WatchlistManager::clearTitleUserNotification() instead.
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=== Deprecations in 1.37 ===
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2021-04-01 20:55:37 +00:00
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* JobQueue::getWiki, deprecated in 1.33, now emits deprecation warnings.
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2021-03-26 22:24:43 +00:00
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* Deprecated passing UserIdentity to
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WatchlistManager::clearAllUserNotifications() and
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WatchlistManager::clearTitleUserNotifications(). Pass Authority instead.
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* Deprecated passing LinkTarget to
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WatchlistManager::clearTitleUserNotifications() and
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WatchlistManager::getTitleNotificationTimestamp(). Pass PageIdentity instead.
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* Title::isWatchable() has been deprecated. Use WatchlistManager::isWatchable()
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instead.
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=== Other changes in 1.37 ===
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== Compatibility ==
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MediaWiki 1.37 requires PHP 7.3.19 or later and the following PHP extensions:
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* ctype
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* dom
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* fileinfo
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* iconv
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* intl
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* json
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* mbstring
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* xml
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MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
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but support for them is somewhat less mature.
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The supported versions are:
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* MySQL 5.5.8 or later
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* PostgreSQL 9.4 or later
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* SQLite 3.8.0 or later
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== Online documentation ==
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Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
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MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
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for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
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https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
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== Mailing list ==
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A mailing list is available for MediaWiki user support and discussion:
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
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A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
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It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
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going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
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== IRC help ==
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There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.
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