convertLinks.php file is a maintenance script to convert the link table from the old links schema (string->ID) to the new schema (ID->ID).
It is relevant during the migration from MediaWiki 1.4 or older to MediaWiki 1.5 or newer.
The wiki should be put into read-only mode while this script executes.
Usage
Option/Parameter
Description
--logperformance
Log performance to perfLogFilename. Defaults to false.
--perfLogFilename
Filename where performance is logged if --logperformance was set (defaults to 'convLinksPerf.txt').
--keep-links-table
Don't overwrite the old links table with the new one, leave the new table at links_temp.
--nokeys
Don't create keys, and so allow duplicates in the new links table. This gives a huge speed improvement for very large links tables which are MyISAM.
