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===== What's new in Wikka 1.4.2? =====
''Released on 19Apr2020''

<<==See also==
~-**[[Installing142 | Installation & upgrade notes for 1.4.2]]**
~-[[Changelog | All release changelogs]]
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===Requirements===
{{color c="red" text="Please note this (and future) versions require at least PHP 7!"}}
This release has been tested with MySQL 5.7.21 and PHP 7.2.4.

Additional details in SystemRequirements.

===Highlights===
This version now uses the more secure PHP password_hash algorithm; the MD5 hash algorithm has been deprecated as of this release and is slated for removal within the next few releases. If you have a site with few users, simply changing the password for each user will generate the more secure password hash and bypass the MD5 check. If you have a busier site, there is an option on the AdminUsers page called "Force password reset for all non-admin users":

{{image url="http://docs.wikkawiki.org/images/force_password_reset.png" alt="force_password_reset" title="force_password_reset option"}}

Clicking this will force non-admin users to change their passwords (and by default transition to the more secure password hash). For safety reasons, admin users will need to manually initiate a password change before their passwords are upgraded.

We also introduce a new formatter for CSV data as well as numerous bug fixes.

Bug reports concerning this new security upgrade (as well as for other issues) are always welcome on the[[https://github.com/wikkawik/WikkaWiki/issues | Github issues tracker]].

===Issues fixed in this release===
You can find details on all security fixes, new/improved functionality and bugs/other issues [[https://github.com/bakoontz/WikkaWiki/issues?q=milestone%3A1.4.2 | here]].

===Installation notes===
Installation can be completed using either the [[Installing142 | upgrade]] method or by [[WikkaInstallation | installing a fresh package]].

{{color c='red' text='NOTE: This version has registrations disabled by default.'}} You MUST enable user registrations in ##wikka.config.php## (##'allow_user_registration' => '1',##) to allow access by users other than the administrator set up during installation.

===Browse the source===
You can browse the source code of [[https://github.com/bakoontz/WikkaWiki/tree/1.4.2 | Wikka 1.4.2]] from the Github repository.

===Feedback===
Please report any bug, issue or feature suggestion in the [[https://github.com/bakoontz/WikkaWiki/issues | issues tracker]].

===Acknowledgements===
""PLG, klenwell, isleofwighter, jkl3, awhorton, ldemattos, Rasputin2""

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