Maintenance scripts

Revision as of 07:57, 25 April 2025 by Redaktion (talk | contribs)

Backup/Export/Import

  • CreatePDF.php:  v5+
    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.
  • export.php:  -v4.5
    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

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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