Manual:DeleteUserEmail.php
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.38 Gerrit change 720819 |
| MediaWiki file: deleteUserEmail.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.42.3 • 1.41.4 • 1.39.10 |
| 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 # | Required |
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.