6.2 Change Log

6.2

(03.12.2025) 209ee5a -> RC1 (Release Notes | by release)


As work on WackoWiki 6.2 is still underway, this is an incomplete list of changes.



1. Features

  • add SQLite support

2. Configuration

2.1. primary config

  1. new
  2. renamed

2.2. secondary config

  1. new
    • reserved_namespaces
    • whatsnew_page
  2. removed
    • disable_npjlinks
    • session_prefix

2.3. theme config

2.4. constants

  1. new
    • DATA_DIR
  2. renamed
    • UPLOAD_BACKUP_DIR -> BACKUP_DIR
  3. removed

2.5. conf files

  1. changed
    1. autoload.conf
    2. csp_custom.conf
    3. csp.conf
    4. permissions_policy.conf
    5. router.conf

3. Core

  • rewrote SQL queries to work with MySQL as well as SQLite
  • register custom regexp function to use REGEXP with SQLite
  • fix missing route case for CSS files in RECOVERY_MODE

3.1. Classes

  • added
    • DbSqlite

3.2. Methods

This is only a random selection.


Add functions to abstract SQL syntax and function differences between MySQL and SQLite

  • utc_dt()
  • date_sub(int $value, string $interval)
  • binary()
  • collate()
  • limit()

These functions reside in the Dbal class mainly because the DbPDO class serves SQLite as well MySQL.

3.3. Folders

new folder

  • file/data - .htaccess protected folder for SQLite database file.

It is strongly recommended to place the database file outside the webroot for security, but if you must place it within the webroot, use a filename like file/data/.ht.sqlite to help prevent direct access via the web server.

4. Database


Database schema? changes

5. Installer

  • add SQLite table creation script
  • add _t() function for $lang[] array, uses now English as fallback for missing message sets
  • add system page with the whatsnew action and set it as default bookmark
  • add private system page with with the admincache and admin_recovery action and set it as bookmark for the admin
  • the installer sets now bookmarks for the admin account, therefore it no longer shows the default bookmarks for the admin in the menu by default
  • add mandatory installer password protection by default
    • It is imperative to set the password for the installer in the config/lock_setup file.
    • removing the config/lock_setup file disables the installer password protection (not recommended)

6. Formatters


7. Actions

  • menu: fix not showing 'Set a bookmark' form in menu action
  • whatsnew:
    • add filter for pages, comments and files
    • show also edited comments in list

8. Handlers

  • show: Displays the number of comments in the article header and provides a link to the comments section.

9. Themes


10. WikiEdit

  • replace var with const and let

11. Admin panel

  • add backup & restore for SQLite

12. Translations


13. Packages

updated


See core dependencies


Note that the changelog is usually incomplete, for a complete list of changes that went into R6.2, you can browse the Commit log, the Bug Tracker Log and ToDo list.