Manual:deleteUserEmail.php
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<td class="mw-version-versionbox" title="<translate nowrap> The latest stable version is <tvar name=1>1.41</tvar></translate>">
<translate> ≥</translate> 1.38
Gerrit change 720819| <translate> MediaWiki version:</translate> |
| MediaWiki file: deleteUserEmail.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.41.1 • 1.40.3 • 1.39.7 |
| Classes: | DeleteUserEmail |
Details
deleteUserEmail.php file is a maintenance script to delete the email address of users on the wiki. This can be used as a mechanism to preserve privacy of users by removing some personally identifying information, their email address.
Options/Arguments
| Argument | Description | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| <user> | Username or user ID, if starts with # | <translate> Required</translate> |
Usage
php maintenance/deleteUserEmail.php <user>
Terminal
$ php maintenance/deleteUserEmail.php Foo Done!
This will blank Foo's email address from the database.
Terminal
$ php maintenance/deleteUserEmail.php '#19' Done!
This will blank user ID number #19's email address from the database.
Note the quotes around #19, which may be required.
