Manual:checkUsernames.php

MediaWiki version:

≥ 1.3

MediaWiki file: checkUsernames.php
Location:	maintenance/
Source code:	master • 1.42.3 • 1.41.4 • 1.39.10
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 checkUsernames.php

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

Terminal

$ php maintenance/checkUsernames.php

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

See also

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