Setup:Installation Guide/Advanced/Maintenance scripts

Backup/Export/Import

• CreatePDF.php:
  exports a defined list of pages to PDF.
• dumpBackup.php:
  creates an XML dump which contains the content of the wiki (wiki pages with all their revisions), without the site-related data.

• dumpPDF.php:
  exports pages from all content namespaces to PDF.
• executeTransfer.php:
  transfers files from one wiki to another. Dependent on the extension ContentTransfer.

• export.php:
  exports a defined list of pages to PDF.
• importDump.php:
  imports XML dump files produced fromSpecial:Export or dumpBackup.php and saves them into the current wiki.

• importImages.php:
  uploads images to MediaWiki from the same computer where the wiki is configured. It does a remote upload if configuration parameter$wgForeignFileRepos is configured correctly.

Content stabilization

• contentStabilization:
  changes the page status of pages.

Users

• createAndPromote.php:
  creates a new user or modifies an existing user. For the corresponding user, the script can then grant additional rights (e.g. sysop, bureaucrat or bot rights) and change the user's password.
• BlockInactiveUsers.php:
  automatically deactivates users based on their last login timestamp.

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