Thanks! I tried moving it using moveBatch.php (even tried moving it to a new
namespace), which I guess also worked. But I still can't get rid of the long
ugly link to the redirect page that shows up in the directory.

Probably overdue for that upgrade.

best,

.   josh

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Platonides <[email protected]> wrote:

> josh bis wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Running MediaWiki 1.11, someone inadvertently (I hope) created a page
> with
> > the monstrous name:
> >
> >
> Https://indecorp.ibe.netbooker.com/web/FrontController.nb4?module=PropertySearch&operation=SinglePropertySearch&execute=yes&propertyCodeType=RV&chainCode=IN&instanceId=24&rateCode=grpmsc&travelAgentId=&propertyCode=HOUHZ&lookAndFeelId=5273&locale=en
> >
> > I'd like to move or delete this to something less horrible, if only
> because
> > it still shows up in the site directory -- for which I'm using the
> > DynamicPageList extension.
> >
> > Even with the hex escapes, it seems immune to Special:MovePage; I can
> delete
> > it, but the link still shows up in the directory. Just hiding it would be
> > fine with me.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance, this is driving me crazy,
> >
> > . josh
>
> 1.17 will reject such kind of title :P
>
>
> Way to rename it with sql:
>
> update page set page_title='Indecorp' where
> page_title='
> https://indecorp.ibe.netbooker.com/web/SinglePropertySearchAction.do%3f1=&locale=en&propertyCodeType=RV&rateCode=grpmsc&chainCode=IN&execute=yes&travelAgentID=&operation=SinglePropertySearch&module=PropertySearch&lookAndFeelId=5273&instanceId=24&propertyCode=HOUHZ&invalidateSession=True&exURL=True
> '
> ;
>
>
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