On Thu Nov 20 2014 at 8:49:14 AM Daniel Barrett <[email protected]> wrote: >> $wgExtNewFields<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgExtNewIndexes> >> is really handy for adding columns to database tables. Is there an >> equivalent configuration setting for *dropping* columns from tables? >> (Likewise for dropping indexes.)
Chad replied: >Probably, check out the DatabaseUpdater class and its subclasses. >Which, by the way, everyone should be using. Those $wgExtNew* variables >should've been deprecated ages ago with new-installer. Thank you - that worked perfectly. For posterity, this page was very helpful: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:DatabaseUpdater.php DanB ________________________________ My email address has changed to [email protected]. Please update your address book. Cimpress is the new name for Vistaprint NV, the world’s leader in mass customization. Read more about Cimpress at www.cimpress.com. ________________________________ _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list To unsubscribe, go to: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
