Manual:removeUnusedAccounts.php
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.5.5 |
| MediaWiki file: removeUnusedAccounts.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.43.1 • 1.42.6 • 1.39.12 |
| Classes: | RemoveUnusedAccounts |
Details
[edit]removeUnusedAccounts.php is a maintenance script. An unused account is one which has no edits, no deleted edits, no log entries (aside from user-creation), and no current/old uploads.
You can use deleteArchivedRevisions.php to first remove deleted revisions (e.g. after a massive vandalism/spam attack) and run removeUnusedAccounts.php afterwards.
 Caution: | If you use a Shared database, this script can damage your database, because it will remove users if they appear unused in the current database, without checking if they have be used on another database. |
Options
[edit]| Option/Parameter | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| --delete | Delete the accounts. Running it without the parameter --delete, the script will only list the unused accounts. | Optional |
| --ignore-groups | List of comma-separated groups to exclude. Accounts from these groups will not be removed, even if they are unused. | Optional |
| --ignore-touched | Skip accounts touched in last N days. If not set, it defaults to "1". If "0" is given the script will check/remove all unused accounts up to the current date, including accounts created seconds ago. | Optional |
Usage
[edit]php maintenance/run.php removeUnusedAccounts [ --delete| --ignore-groups| --ignore-touched ]
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.Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php removeUnusedAccounts Remove unused accounts Checking for unused user accounts... Conversion script ...found 1. Run the script again with --delete to remove them from the database.
By default, this script lists unused accounts without deleting them. To delete the unused accounts, run this script with --delete.
Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php removeUnusedAccounts --delete Remove unused accounts Checking for unused user accounts... Conversion script ...found 1. Deleting unused accounts...done.