JMediawikiUsers::blockUser

Method to block a user.

Signature

public function blockUser(string
        $user,
            [string
        $expiry = null,
            [string
        $reason = null,
            [boolean
        $anononly = null,
            [boolean
        $nocreate = null,
            [boolean
        $autoblock = null,
            [boolean
        $noemail = null,
            [boolean
        $hidename = null,
            [boolean
        $allowusertalk = null,
            [boolean
        $reblock = null,
            [boolean
        $watchuser = null]]]]]]]]]] )

Parameters

$user: Username, IP address or IP range you want to block.
$expiry: Relative expiry time, Default: never.
$reason: Reason for block (optional).
$anononly: Block anonymous users only.
$nocreate: Prevent account creation.
$autoblock: Automatically block the last used IP address, and any subsequent IP addresses they try to login from.
$noemail: Prevent user from sending e-mail through the wiki.
$hidename: Hide the username from the block log.
$allowusertalk: Allow the user to edit their own talk page.
$reblock: If the user is already blocked, overwrite the existing block.
$watchuser: Watch the user/IP's user and talk pages.

Returns