Every maintenance script to MediaWiki provides generic maintenance parameters as standard command line options that are available to all maintenance scripts:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--help (-h)
|
Display this help message |
--quiet (-q)
|
Whether to supress non-error output |
--conf:
|
Location of "LocalSettings.php", if not default |
--wiki
|
For specifying the wiki ID |
--globals
|
Output globals at the end of processing for debugging |
--memory-limit
|
Set a specific memory limit for the script, "max" for no limit or "default" to avoid changing it |
--server:
|
The protocol and server name to use in URLs, e.g. https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org. This is sometimes necessary because server name detection may fail in command line scripts. |
--profiler
|
Profiler output format (usually "text") |
--mwdebug
|
Enable built-in MediaWiki development settings |
Note that not all parameters described here may be available to you depending on the version of MediaWiki you are using.
