MediaWiki 1.14 package available

We have just finished successfully testing the Debian mediawiki 1.14.0-1 package on the 2009.02 release, and have updated our package archive to include it.

MediaWiki 1.14 is a new upstream release that is not considered a security critical release, so those interested in upgrading should do so manually:

apt-get update
apt-get install mediawiki

Note: This upgrade requires the following manual modifications to be performed after installation.

1. Reconfigure the MediaWiki extensions location (why?)

ln -sf /usr/local/lib/mediawiki/extensions /usr/share/mediawiki/extensions

2. The FCKeditor extension is not compatible with MediaWiki 1.14, so it must either be updated manually or disabled in /etc/mediawiki/extensions.php
 

New TurnKey MediaWiki version (2009.02-hardy)

Release focus: security, usability, bugfixes and updates

Changes:

  • added SSL support
  • added postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email from MediaWiki (e.g., password recovery). Also added webmin-postfix module for convenience.
  • added many popular MediaWiki extensions:
    • FCKeditor: WYSIWYG editor for wiki pages
    • ParserFunctions: Enhances parser with logical functions
    • StringFunctions: Additional set of parser functions that operate on strings
    • CategoryTree: Provides a dynamic view of the category structure as a tree
    • Renameuser: Special page allowing authorised users to rename user accounts
    • Preloader: Populate new pages with template content depending on namespace
    • CharInsert: JavaScript character insert boxes used on edit type pages
    • ConfirmEdit: Math captcha (by default only if edit includes hyperlink)
    • Gadgets: JS/CSS-based gadgets
    • SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi: adds tag to present formatted source code
    • Cite: Create footnotes
    • UniversalEditButton: adds support for the UEB firefox extension
  • regenerate MediaWiki secret key during installation (security)
  • improvements to default MediaWiki configuration
    • replaced deprecated wgProxyKey with wgSecretKey
    • disable experimental charset support (#LP:310627)
    • blanked out sitename (was TurnKeyLinux)
    • ensure that the wiki outputs clean and compliant HTML ($wgUseTidy)
  • mysql-related improvements
    • include PhpMyAdmin (listening on port 12322 - uses SSL)
    • set empty mysql root password in live/demo mode (for convenience)
    • support configuring mysql root password during installation

Major component versions

kernel 2.6.24-23.48
mediawiki 1.13.3-1
mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4
apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3
php5 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.4
phpmyadmin 2.11.8.1-5

Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.

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New TurnKey MediaWiki appliance (2008.10.29-hardy)

Release focus: Initial release.

Notes

  • Mediawiki customization details
    • the sitename, and administrative email addresses are set in the file:
      /etc/mediaiwiki/LocalSettings.php
          $wgSitename = "TurnKeyLinux";
          $wgEmergencyContact = webmaster@localhost;
          $wgPasswordSender = webmaster@localhost;
    • replace /var/lib/mediawiki/images/logo.png with your own logo (recommended 135x135px)
  • File uploading an image resizing is supported out of the box (GD library)
    • maximum filesize: 2MB
    • file types supported: png, gif, jpg, jpeg
       
  • This release includes all updates included in the 2008.10.17-hardy-x86 releases, such as the new configuration console, and web management interface.

Known issues

  • Non-english charater sets results in mysql error "illegal mix of collations" (#LP:310627)

Default credentials (service, username, password)

console, webmin, ssh root <blank>
mysql root mysqlp4ssw0rd
wiki_db wiki_user w1k1p4ssw0rd
mediawiki admin turnkey

Major component versions

kernel 2.6.24-21.42
apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3
mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.1
php5 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.3
mediawiki 1.13.2-1

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