Manual:CheckUsernames.php
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.3 |
| MediaWiki file: checkUsernames.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.43.1 • 1.42.6 • 1.39.12 |
| Classes: | checkUsernames |
Details
checkUsernames.php file is a maintenance script that is used to check that all usernames in the database (user table) are actually valid.
Existing usernames can become invalid if User::isValidUserName() is altered or if $wgMaxNameChars is changed.
Options
This script does not accept any options.
Usage
php maintenance/run.php checkUsernames
In MediaWiki version 1.39.12 and earlier, you must invoke maintenance scripts using
php maintenance/scriptName.php instead of php maintenance/run.php scriptName.In case invalid usernames are found, the script returns the user_id and the username for each of the affected users.
Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php checkUsernames Found: 1: 'Jay' Found: 2: 'MediaWiki default' Found: 4: 'Maintenance script' Found: 5: 'ScriptImporter'