Extension:DeleteHistory

This extension:
 * Deletes old unwanted information in history
 * Frees up to 90% disk space in the MediaWiki database

Prerequisite

 * Be sure you've got php5-cli installed. If you're under Debian like OS :

Method 1
Download the latest snapshot version and uncompress it in your extensions directory (ex. /var/www/mediawiki/extensions) :

Method 2
Clone it via Git :

Configuration

 * Edit your LocalSettings.php and add those lines :


 * That's all, now you can go in Special Pages and try the DeleteHistory extension. If you don't see anything new, it's because you don't have the admin privileges.

User rights
If you don't see anything new, it's because you don't have the admin privileges.

Usage
Go into Special Page to delete history.

v0.7
Compatible with MediaWiki 1.21

v0.6
Adding German language

v0.5
Adding Engine and Collation tables informations when requesting optimization. It helps to understand the result of it.

v0.4.1

 * Fix some vulnerability

v0.4

 * Compatible with MediaWiki 1.18

v0.3

 * Show in KB or MB in the database space won when an optimize runs
 * Changed shown order (Result,Optimisation Status,Logs)
 * Added arrays style to results

v0.2

 * Compatible with MediaWiki 1.16

v0.1

 * First release