From 3e6d537f23bd6b9f6c201bff649e424b5fc59e5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GlazerMann <kurt@ioiowa.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 11:28:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] block huge categories (#2189)

---
 category.php | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/category.php b/category.php
index fdcf1c3a88..3e84d9fbe5 100644
--- a/category.php
+++ b/category.php
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
     html_echo(' </pre></body></html>', "\n");
     exit(0);
   }
+  if (count($pages_in_category) > 10000) {
+    echo('Category is huge.  Cancelling run. Pick a smaller category.  Listen to Obi-Wan Kenobi:  You want to go home and rethink your life.');
+    html_echo(' </pre></body></html>', "\n");
+    exit(0);
+  }
   shuffle($pages_in_category);
   $page = new Page();
   #$pages_in_category = array('User:DOI bot/Zandbox');