Manual:DeleteDefaultMessages.php
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.6 |
| MediaWiki file: deleteDefaultMessages.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.43.1 • 1.42.6 • 1.39.12 |
| Classes: | DeleteDefaultMessages |
Details
deleteDefaultMessages.php file is a maintenance script to delete all pages in the MediaWiki: namespace which were last edited by "MediaWiki default". Deletion will be done with the reason "No longer required".
Options
| Option | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| --dry-run | Perform a dry run, delete nothing | Optional |
Usage
php maintenance/run.php deleteDefaultMessages
Terminal
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Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php deleteDefaultMessages Checking existence of old default messages... ...deleting old default messages (this may take a long time!)...done!
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.