Manual:ResetPageRandom.php
| MediaWiki file: resetPageRandom.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.43.1 • 1.42.6 • 1.39.12 |
| Classes: | ResetPageRandom |
Details
resetPageRandom.php maintenance script resets the page_random field for articles in the provided time range.
The page_random field in the page table is responsible for returning random pages.
This is useful when you want to refresh your random article sequence.
Options
| Option | Required | Default value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| --from | From date range selector to select articles to update, ex: 20041011000000 | Required | |
| --to | To date range selector to select articles to update, ex: 20050708000000 | Required | |
| --dry | Do not update column. Just do dry run. | Optional | |
| --batch-start | Use when you need to restart the reset process from a given page ID offset in case a previous reset failed or was stopped | Optional |
Usage
php maintenance/run.php resetPageRandom --from fromDate --to toDate [ --dry | --batch-start ]
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.Dry run to test
Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php resetPageRandom --from 20210901000000 --to 20211018000000 --dry Resetting page_random column within date range from 20210901000000 to 20211018000000. dry run ...doing chunk of 200 from 0 ...doing chunk of 200 from 207 page_random reset complete ... changed 206 rows
Actual run to update the column
Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php resetPageRandom --from 20210901000000 --to 20211018000000 Resetting page_random column within date range from 20210901000000 to 20211018000000. ...doing chunk of 200 from 0 ...doing chunk of 200 from 207 page_random reset complete ... changed 206 rows