Manual:eraseArchivedFile.php

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MediaWiki file: eraseArchivedFile.php
Location:	maintenance/
Source code:	master • 1.41.1 • 1.40.3 • 1.39.7
Classes:	EraseArchivedFile

Details

eraseArchivedFile.php file is a maintenance script to delete the archived file provided by --filekey from the filesystem.

When the script is run with --filekey or with --filename, it will purge the thumbnails of the according image - even, if --delete has not been specified. That way you can use the script to force a re-rendering of the thumbnails without having to re-upload the image. Information about deleted files is stored in the filearchive table.

Options/Arguments

Option	Description	Required?
--filekey	File storage key (with extension) for a specific version to be deleted or "*" for all versions (in that case, `--filename` is required). The file storage key is an entry from the `fa_storage_key` column of the filearchive table.	<translate> Required</translate>
--filename	File name (corresponds to the value of `fa_name` in the filearchive table).	<translate> Optional</translate>
--delete	Perform the deletion. Will delete the archived file and possible thumbnails, but will not delete its entry in the filearchive table (nor will it delete log messages of the upload/deletion of the now-deleted file).	<translate> Optional</translate>

Usage

php maintenance/eraseArchivedFile.php --filekey fa_storage_key [ --filename| --delete ]

Dry run to check deletion

Terminal

$ php maintenance/eraseArchivedFile.php --filekey o50kk2gmida2gmaxbp19qzdhhfosovz.jpg

Use --delete to actually confirm this script
Purging all thumbnails for file '1631330937964.jpeg'...
done.
Would delete version 'o50kk2gmida2gmaxbp19qzdhhfosovz.jpg' (20211026113341) of file '1631330937964.jpeg'

Making deletion action