# Clean database from old entries with command line
**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/clean-database-from-old-entries-with-command-line/23108
**Category:** Ideas and Feature Requests
**Created:** [March 17, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/clean-database-from-old-entries-with-command-line/23108 "2022-03-17T18:09:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@pierre\_a](https://forum.mautic.org/u/pierre_a)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/clean-database-from-old-entries-with-command-line/23108/1 "2022-03-17T18:09:32Z")
Hello,
My idea would be to add a command line to clean the database of old entries.
This would be useful in the case of Mautic instance with a lot of contacts, a lot of campaigns and a lot of JS tracker calls.
What do you think about this?
Pierre
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### Author:  [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/clean-database-from-old-entries-with-command-line/23108/2 "2022-03-18T08:53:22Z")
Hi,
check this:
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### Author:  [@pierre\_a](https://forum.mautic.org/u/pierre_a)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/clean-database-from-old-entries-with-command-line/23108/3 "2022-03-18T09:15:35Z")
Hello @joeyk,
I know this set of rules. I already apply some of them.
I propose to put this in the form of a script that can be triggered via a CRON job.
What do you think?
Pierre
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### Author:  [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/clean-database-from-old-entries-with-command-line/23108/4 "2022-03-18T12:01:33Z")
Hello @pierre_a ,
You can already add these scripts to your cron.
Add timing in front and go.