^_^ Actually, most of the maintenance scripts are just old cruft... Most of them don't get any attention paid to them or are even maintained. Previously stated as per: emufarmers@gmail.com
The only script I know of that's _confirmed_ to be safe to run under 1.11 is update.php, but most of them _should_ work. Probably. Anyway, would you run something called deleteOldRevisions.php without a backup? :)
So running any of the mantenance scripts is fine, just don't be the idiot that never backs up their database before trying something out. Attempting to do anything involving database alterations is stupid if you haven't backed up.
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jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
deleteOldRevisions.php
< But again,that doesn't take the page out of the database. Then you need the followup 1-2 punch extra strength deleteArchivedRevisions.php.
Has the script been confirmed as safe to run under, e.g., 1.11?
Why of course, else they wouldn't include it right there in the maintenance directory. Ask yourself, do you worry about each program in /usr/bin/* on your Linux/GNU system? Of course not. Oh, I see. You think the maintenance directory is like some college dorm refrigerator. Never mind the bulb being burned out, let's just reach in and...
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