Since the first release candidate, an in-place web-based install script
has been added. While still a bit experimental and incomplete, it makes
it much easier to get a new wiki started, particularly where shell
access isn't available for the old command-line installer.
*NOTE:* The web install script doesn't yet support updating old
databases or other maintenance procedures. It can create a new
database, or write a basic LocalSettings.php to access an existing
(up-to-date) database without altering it. The new installer is still
experimental and may fail mysteriously; we'd love to hear from you, if
you do or don't get it to work.
Download and release notes:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=34373
See 'INSTALL' in the archive for some notes on the new installer.
MediaWiki 1.2.0 includes improved inline image and thumbnailing
support, smoother account management, and a number of interface tweaks
as well as numerous bug fixes and backend features (squid cache
purging, authenticated SMTP, tighter upload security, PHP5
compatibility). Also fixes an incompatibility with MySQL 3.2.x in the
default install that cropped up in 1.1.
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)