Empty Trash via the API

[Valery]

Hello everybody,

I am trying to empty the Trash through the API. What's the best way to accomplish that?

Also, does

$pages->get("parent=/trash/"); 

work?

[kongondo]

That will get the pages. one page [and you need include all {of course}, see below].you then need to delete them ...

Edited for corrections..see below...slow Tuesday kongondo!

Edited August 20, 2013 by kongondo

[Soma]

To delete pages you may use delete. http://cheatsheet.processwire.com/?filter=delete (must have been still in m clipboard )

$pages->delete($page, true); // recursive with children

$pages->delete($page);

$page->delete();

To get pages from the trash you would need include all

$pa = $pages->find("parent=/trash/,include=all");

$pages->get() will give you only 1 page. http://cheatsheet.processwire.com/?filter=pages-%3Eget

[interrobang]

I did not try the following code, but I think it should work:

foreach ($pages->find("status>=" . Page::statusTrash) as $p) {

$p->delete();

}

Edit: Soma was faster again..

[Valery]

Thanks. You are awesome

[adrian]

On 8/20/2013 at 7:46 AM, Valery said:

I am trying to empty the Trash through the API. What's the best way to accomplish that?

I know this is ancient, but I just had to do this and discovered a very simple way

$pages->emptyTrash();

Maybe this is newish?

[kongondo]

8 hours ago, adrian said:

I know this is ancient, but I just had to do this and discovered a very simple way

$pages->emptyTrash();

Maybe this is newish?

Nice one! Seems it's been around since 2.7...so, yeah, newish

[PWaddict]

I'm trying to empty the trash with a hook but it's not working:

$wire->addHook('LazyCron::everyMinute', function() {

  $trashed_pages = wire('pages')->find("parent=/trash/, include=all");

  if(count($trashed_pages)) {
    $trashed_pages->emptyTrash();
  }

});

 

[PWaddict]

I figured it out:

$wire->addHook('LazyCron::every4Weeks', function() {

  $trashed_pages = wire('pages')->find("parent=/trash/, include=all");

  if(count($trashed_pages)) {
    wire('pages')->emptyTrash();
  }

});

Should I use the above or just the below simpler version?

$wire->addHook('LazyCron::every4Weeks', function() {

  wire('pages')->emptyTrash();

});