Manual:checkUsernames.php

MediaWiki version:

≥ 1.3

MediaWiki file: checkUsernames.php
Location:	maintenance/
Source code:	master • 1.44.2 • 1.43.5 • 1.39.15
Classes:	checkUsernames

Details

checkUsernames.php file is a maintenance script that is used to check that all usernames in the database (user table) are actually valid. Existing usernames can become invalid if User::isValidUserName() is altered or if $wgMaxNameChars is changed.

Options

This script does not accept any options.

Usage

php maintenance/run.php checkUsernames

In MediaWiki version 1.39.15 and earlier, you must invoke maintenance scripts using php maintenance/scriptName.php instead of php maintenance/run.php scriptName.

In case invalid usernames are found, the script returns the user_id and the username for each of the affected users.

Terminal

$ php maintenance/run.php checkUsernames

Found:      1: 'Jay'
Found:      2: 'MediaWiki default'
Found:      4: 'Maintenance script'
Found:      5: 'ScriptImporter'

See also

• removeUnusedAccounts.php
• deleteLocalPasswords.php
• invalidateUserSessions.php