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Below are any notable changes that we should look forward to, or watch out for, if upgrading MediaWiki (besides various security fixes). Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes | Below are any notable changes that we should look forward to, or watch out for, if upgrading MediaWiki (besides various security fixes). Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes | ||
Oldest version of MediaWiki still supported as of June 2017: 1.27. Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Version_lifecycle | |||
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==1.22== | ==1.22== | ||
*1.22 has several database changes since 1.21, and will not work without schema updates. | *1.22 has several database changes since 1.21, and will not work without schema updates. | ||
*Requirements remain the same as for 1.20. | *Requirements remain the same as for 1.20. | ||
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==1.23== | ==1.23== | ||
*1.23 has several database changes since 1.22, and will not work without schema updates. | *1.23 has several database changes since 1.22, and will not work without schema updates. | ||
*Requirements remain the same as for 1.20. | *Requirements remain the same as for 1.20. | ||
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==1.24== | ==1.24== | ||
*1.24 has several database changes since 1.23, and will not work without schema updates. | *1.24 has several database changes since 1.23, and will not work without schema updates. | ||
*Requirements remain the same as for 1.20 except that MediaWiki now requires PHP's iconv extension. | *Requirements remain the same as for 1.20 except that MediaWiki now requires PHP's iconv extension. | ||
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==1.25== | ==1.25== | ||
*1.25 has several database changes since 1.24, and will not work without schema updates. | *1.25 has several database changes since 1.24, and will not work without schema updates. | ||
*MediaWiki now requires PHP 5.3.3, but other requirements have not changed since 1.24. | *MediaWiki now requires PHP 5.3.3, but other requirements have not changed since 1.24. |