Extension talk:Deleteuser/Archive 1
Add topicUnable to find
[edit]The code to download it seems to be missing. Where can I find it? LinuxSneaker 17:46, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
- I cant find it too. Author, can you please put the PHP files in a zip file? Then it will work. Thanks.--Kenny5 00:17, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
I found this on a site, has the PHP files... Not sure what happened with the article http://www.wikihumor.ovh.org/Deleteuser.zip
There seems to be an issue with one of the files, it's acting like there is a syntax error in one of them after I add the file to local settings. I added this to LocalSettings.php:
- require_once("$IP/extensions/Deleteuser/SpecialDeleteuser.php");
(I added the $IP, thinking that was it.) Thanks Jerry.Lees
Hi! Where can i found the file ExtensionFunctions.php. it is not included in the mediawiki 1.8.2 and not included in Deleteuser.zip. every plugin i tested used the unix-way (/) of directory adressing. Not everyone (inclusive me) can work on a Linux-Workstation. Thanks Hchris
ExtensionFunctions.php / Adding Special Page
[edit]Hi, im using 1.6.8. but i think this applies to 1.8 also.
The idea to have a user deletion system is great. However, in the current version, the special page registration seems all wrong which makes the extension faulty. It does not work in my version and I gather from the comments above that it does not work in other versions either.
I think first of all maybe you should consider placing the files into the INCLUDES directory rather than the EXTENSION directory of the wiki;
then - I am not an expert on this - but it seems to me that following function included in the main extension php file may have to be altered to read something like this:
function wfSpecialDeleteuser() {
require_once('SpecialPage.php'); #possibly $IP/includes/SpecialPage.php if not set as default path
# Add messages
global $wgMessageCache ;
global $wgMessageCache, $wgDeleteuserMessages;
foreach( $wgDeleteuserMessages as $key => $value ) {
$wgMessageCache->addMessages( $wgDeleteuserMessages[$key], $key );
}
class XYZ extends SpecialPage
{...} # here the class will have to be defined
SpecialPage::addPage ( new SpecialPage_DeleteUser() ) ; #possibly 'sysop' as restriction?
}
May someone with more knowledge please comment or help in this matter. Thank you.
- I'd really love to have this developed more if anyone knowledgeable enough would like to help! Can we get this on SVN? --64.22.206.248 00:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Very buggy interface, log messages screwed up and the main point is that this doesn't work. I tried deleting an user, the message on Special:Deleteuser was <deleteusersuccess>, but the user was still on the user list. --Sayuri 14:32, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
- It works with 1.9.3 after you make the $uid to $this->$uid change described on the extension page. -- Christian 12:10, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
SpecialDeleteuser.php / Adding Special Page
[edit]I'm using Mediawiki 1.9.3 and have made some modification's, so that it works. (User: Gerhard)
1) Save all files in the "/extensions/Deleteuser/" folder.
2) Patch the SpecialDeletuser.php with the following syntax:
$wgAvailableRights[] = 'deleteuser';
$wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['deleteuser'] = true;
$wgExtensionFunctions[] = 'wfSpecialDeleteuser';
$wgExtensionCredits['specialpage'][] = array(
'name' => 'Deleteuser',
'author' => 'Nikn',
'url' => 'http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Deleteuser'
);
# Internationalisation file
require_once( 'SpecialDeleteuser.i18n.php' );
# Add a new log type
global $wgLogTypes, $wgLogNames, $wgLogHeaders, $wgLogActions;
$wgLogTypes[] = 'deleteuser';
$wgLogNames['deleteuser'] = 'deleteuserlogpage';
$wgLogHeaders['deleteuser'] = 'deleteuserlogpagetext';
$wgLogActions['deleteuser/deleteuser'] = 'deleteuserlogentry';
function wfSpecialDeleteuser()
{
# Add messages
global $wgMessageCache, $wgDeleteuserMessages;
foreach( $wgDeleteuserMessages as $key => $value ) {
$wgMessageCache->addMessages( $wgDeleteuserMessages[$key], $key );
}
global $wgOut;
global $wgParser;
require_once( "./includes/SpecialPage.php" );
require_once( "extensions/Deleteuser/SpecialDeleteuser_body.php" );
SpecialPage::addPage( new Deleteuser() );
}
3) Modify also the SQL Syntax in the SpecialDeleteuser_body.php (line 118, 119)
$dbw->delete( 'user', array ( 'user_id' => $this->uid ), $fname ); $dbw->delete( 'user_groups', array ( 'ug_user' => $this->uid ), $fname );
4) Change the message array $wgDeleteuserMessages = array();
located in the SpecialDeleteuser.i18n.php
Another Option
[edit]If you simply delete the user details from user and user_groups it will leave mentions of the users in other tables that may expect the entries to still exist in the user table.
What you could do is to create a (or rename an existing) user as 'Deleted User' and then point all the changes, updates etc at this user.
In the following example the user to delete has user_id of 30 and the 'Deleted User' has a user_id of 40.
UPDATE recentchanges SET rc_user = 40,rc_user_text = 'Deleted User' WHERE rc_user = 30; UPDATE revision SET rev_user = 40,rev_user_text = 'Deleted User' WHERE rev_user = 30; UPDATE image SET img_user = 40,img_user_text = 'Deleted User' WHERE img_user = 30; UPDATE oldimage SET oi_user = 40,oi_user_text = 'Deleted User' WHERE oi_user = 30; UPDATE logging SET log_user = 40,log_user_text = 'Deleted User' WHERE log_user = 30; UPDATE archive SET ar_user = 40,ar_user_text = 'Deleted User' WHERE ar_user = 30; UPDATE filearchive SET fa_user = 40,fa_user_text = 'Deleted User' WHERE fa_user = 30;
You should now be able to delete the user.
DELETE FROM user_groups WHERE ug_user = 30; DELETE FROM watchlist WHERE wl_user = 30; DELETE FROM user WHERE user_id = 30;
Before you do any of the above make sure you understand what you are doing. Understanding http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Mediawiki-database-schema.png would be a good start.
Iain.
- There's also Extension:User Merge and Delete which is easier for people who don't know. It does quite the same.