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<p>Created page with &quot;=== Deleting old copies of pages from the database === * Are you trying to hide that you deleted those pages? If so, you will need revision rights, which you need to enable in...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=== Deleting old copies of pages from the database ===<br /> * Are you trying to hide that you deleted those pages? If so, you will need revision rights, which you need to enable in localsettings.php (see Manual:RevisionDelete). <br /> * If you&#039;re trying to delete archived revisions (but not the history of a page), then Manual:DeleteArchivedRevisions.php. <br /> * If you&#039;re trying to delete page histories, then Manual:DeleteOldRevisions.php.<br /> * There&#039;s also an extension that lets you delete pages permanently, without any trace (Extension:DeletePagesForGood). <br /> * You could also delete their data by accessing the database itself and searching them in the tables they belong to (though you&#039;re better off trying the previous options).<br /> * The deletions are logged inside the database table &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;logging&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;. <br /> ** Deletions have &quot;delete&quot; as value in column &#039;&#039;&#039;log_type&#039;&#039;&#039;. <br /> ** You can then limit the rows to remove e.g. using the value of log_timestamp and of log_user_text.</div>

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