function showStatus()
{
    try {
        $ret = MWBlocker::getStatus();
        echo $ret . "\n";
    } catch (MWEexception $e) {
        die($e->getMessage() . "\n");
    }
}
function mwBlockerCheck()
{
    global $wgDBname;
    $ip = wfGetIP();
    try {
        MWBlocker::queueCheck($ip, "creating account on {$wgDBname}");
    } catch (MWException $e) {
    }
    return true;
}
 /**
  * Get a brief bit of status info on the update daemon.
  * @return string
  * @static
  */
 function getStatus()
 {
     return MWBlocker::sendRPC('blocker.getStatus');
 }