by curt bixel.
OMG.... What I have learned so far...
- I learned that resetting cable modem results in new IP address that must be added to firewall.
- I learned that a site backup takes lots of space until you download and delete, resulting in too little space for moodle to create a backup.
- I learned that HTTP does not work well for downloading huge files.
- I learned how to set up downloading via FTP.
- I learned that Cyberduck is a great FTP client.
- I learned that the same .htaccess commands work in some situations but not others.
- I learned that PHP needs to be recursive.
- I learned that even without max_variables being specified in php.ini, there is a default of 1000 in PHP versions 3.9 and higher.
- I could keep going....
Anyway, I have succeeded in getting good backups of my files on my first server. (changing max_variables in .htaccess fixed that. I am also able to upload my large backup (450 MB) to my new server as long as I do it in the "User private backup area." It will not upload to the "Course backup area" or the "Import a file" box. (Does this mean my permissions are wrong somewhere?
In any case, I still cannot restore the large file to the moodle installation on the new server. I can upload a 120MB file to the "Course Backup Area" and it appears like it will install.
I can upload a small file (120MB) to the "Import file" box.