Maintenance scripts

• createAndPromote.php:
  creates a new user or modifies an existing user. For the corresponding user, the script can then grant additional rights (e.g. sysop, bureaucrat or bot rights) and change the user's password.

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• dumpBackup.php:

creates an XML dump which contains the content of the wiki (wiki pages with all their revisions), without the site-related data.

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• importDump.php:

imports XML dump files produced from Special:Export or dumpBackup.php and saves them into the current wiki.

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• importImages.php:

uploads images to MediaWiki from the same computer where the wiki is configured. It does a remote upload if configuration parameter$wgForeignFileRepos is configured correctly.

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• executeTransfer:

transfer files from one wiki to another. Dependent on the extension ContentTransfer

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• contentStabilization  v4.3+:

changes the page status of pages.

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