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authorBrion Vibber <brion@users.mediawiki.org>2005-03-21 03:52:58 +0000
committerBrion Vibber <brion@users.mediawiki.org>2005-03-21 03:52:58 +0000
commit8a49168c10306181a317a4c97d16d19e6281d32d (patch)
treea7b4d5630f5057a1b841a4bbd8aa96a050982d91
parent7ccda32558a29a9cd2395361fd27ebe746fab7f3 (diff)
update install notes1.4.0
Notes
http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/7796
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -7,20 +7,26 @@ and configure the wiki "in-place", as long as you have
the necessary prerequesites available.
In 1.3.0 the old command-line installer has been removed.
-A new command-line installer/upgrader may come soon...
+There is a command-line upgrade tool; see the file UPGRADE.
Required software:
-* Web server with PHP 4.1.2 or higher (4.3.x is preferred)
+* Web server with PHP 4.1.2 or higher (4.3.x or 5.0.x is preferred)
* A MySQL server. 4.0.x is preferred, but 3.2.x should
work as well.
+*********************************************************
+ Read the file RELEASE-NOTES for notes on
+ MySQL 4.1 and other issues!
+*********************************************************
+
MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux
platforms, but should work on Windows as well.
If your PHP is configured as a CGI plug-in rather than
an Apache module you may experience problems, as this
-configuration is not well tested. safe_mode is also not
-tested and unlikely to work.
+configuration is not well tested. safe_mode and other
+non-standard PHP configurations may sometimes cause
+problems as well.
Don't forget to check the RELEASE-NOTES file...
@@ -73,6 +79,8 @@ provide enough information to work with, and preferably be aware
of what you're doing!) and keep track of major changes to the
software, including performance improvements and security patches.
+http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
+
http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l (site admin support)
http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l (development)