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= MediaWiki release notes =
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Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals
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setting since version 1.2.0. If you have it on, turn it *off* if you can.
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*** COMMITTERS! Before 1.4 release, make sure 1.3.x release notes are
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*** up to date in the file HISTORY. Don't put 1.3 updates here please.
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== MediaWiki 1.4 PRE-ALPHA ==
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Major changes from 1.3.x:
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* (?) Support for table prefixes for better sharing with other web apps
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* (?) PostgreSQL support
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* Optional article validation voting features
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* 'Recentchanges Patrol' to mark new edits that haven't yet been viewed
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* Support for faster C++ diff module (WikiDiff extension)
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* More scary link caching modes
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* Old manually maintained log pages replaced with searchable Special:Log
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* Skins system more modular: templates and CSS are now in /skins/
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* New user preference for limitting the image size for images on image description
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pages
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* Error pages no more offer edit / talk / watch links (bug #502)
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* Allow user to preview article on first edit (bug #530)
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* New dark background skin named Amethyst (thanks Sorwena and Sorkhiri)
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* [[RFC 1234]] will now make an internal link (bug #479)
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* PhpTal skins shown bogus 'What links here' etc on special pages (bug #511)
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* Experimental code to manage user and group rights (Special:Userlevels)
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* ... and more!
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=== Caveats ===
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Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
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produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
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set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
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cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
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MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
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The new 'MonoBook' skin is not compatible with PHP 5 due to bugs in the
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underlying PHPTAL library. It will be automatically disabled when running
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on PHP5; the older look and feel will be used instead.
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For notes on 1.3.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
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=== Online documentation ===
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Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
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built up on Meta-Wikipedia, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
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License:
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http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents
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=== Mailing list ===
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A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
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wikitech-l list:
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http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
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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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