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+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+/*
+ * StatusNet - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2011, StatusNet, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Update User URIs.
+ *
+ * @package   GNUsocial
+ * @author    Bruno Casteleiro <brunoccast@fc.up.pt>
+ * @copyright 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc http://www.fsf.org
+ * @license   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html GNU AGPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+define('INSTALLDIR', dirname(__FILE__, 2));
+define('PUBLICDIR', INSTALLDIR . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'public');
+
+$shortoptions = '';
+$longoptions = array();
+
+$helptext = <<<END_OF_UPDATEURLS_HELP
+updateuris.php [options]
+update stored user URIs in the system
+
+END_OF_UPDATEURLS_HELP;
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/scripts/commandline.inc';
+
+function main()
+{
+    updateUserUris();
+}
+
+function updateUserUris()
+{
+    printfnq("Updating user URIs...\n");
+
+    $user = new User();
+    if ($user->find()) {
+        while ($user->fetch()) {
+            printfv("Updating user {$user->nickname}...");
+            try {
+                updateUserUri($user);
+            } catch(Exception $e) {
+                echo "\nError updating {$user->nickname} URI: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
+            }
+            printfv("DONE.\n");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function updateUserUri($user)
+{
+    $orig = clone($user);
+    $user->uri = common_user_uri($user);
+    $user->updateWithKeys($orig);
+}
+
+main();