deleteSubmissions.php

<?php
 
require(dirname(__FILE__) . '/bootstrap.inc.php');
 
class SubmissionDeletionTool extends CommandLineTool {
 
   var $articleIds;
 
   function __construct($argv = array()) {
      parent::__construct($argv);
 
      if (!sizeof($this->argv)) {
         $this->usage();
         exit(1);
      }
 
      $this->parameters = $this->argv;
   }
 
   function usage() {
      echo "Permanently removes submission(s) and associated information.  USE WITH CARE.\n"
         . "Usage: {$this->scriptName} submission_id [...]\n";
   }
 
   function execute() {
      $submissionDao = DAORegistry::getDAO('SubmissionDAO');
      foreach($this->parameters as $articleId) {
         $article = $submissionDao->getById($articleId);
         if(!isset($article)) {
            printf("Error: Skipping $articleId. Unknown submission.\n");
            continue;
         }
         $submissionDao->deleteById($articleId);
      }
   }
}
 
$tool = new SubmissionDeletionTool(isset($argv) ? $argv : array());
$tool->execute();