Delete a wiki
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| − | Usually, wikis are closed, not deleted. Closing a wiki means that it is not editable anymore, but the content is still available. | + | Usually, [[close a wiki|wikis are closed]], not deleted. Closing a wiki means that it is not editable anymore, but the content is still available. |
When we delete a wiki, we usually only delete it from all.dblist, which makes MediaWiki claim that the wiki does not exist. Actually deleting the data from all of the database servers would be quite a bit more complicated, and is usually not worth doing. | When we delete a wiki, we usually only delete it from all.dblist, which makes MediaWiki claim that the wiki does not exist. Actually deleting the data from all of the database servers would be quite a bit more complicated, and is usually not worth doing. | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 22 August 2011
Usually, wikis are closed, not deleted. Closing a wiki means that it is not editable anymore, but the content is still available.
When we delete a wiki, we usually only delete it from all.dblist, which makes MediaWiki claim that the wiki does not exist. Actually deleting the data from all of the database servers would be quite a bit more complicated, and is usually not worth doing.
To delete a wiki:
- cd /home/wikipedia/common
- Remove the wiki from all.dblist
- Add the wiki to deleted.dblist
- Run ./refresh-dblist
- Run sync-dblist
For small wikis it should be possible to clean up the centralauth database manually:
- Open php/wmf-config/db.php and determine which database server is the master for the centralauth database.
- Run mysql -h <host> centralauth
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM localnames WHERE ln_wiki='...wiki name..';
- If this is less than say 20,000:
- DELETE FROM localuser WHERE lu_wiki='...wiki name...';
- DELETE FROM localnames WHERE ln_wiki='...wiki name...';
If you don't do this, the result is bug 28393.
