Follow Up ... using the command line backup.php script ...
from moodlecode/admin/cli/
nohup php backup.php --courseid=86 --destination=/home/backup/ &
nohup means no hang up ... i.e., run the script in the background
Be sure to use the & at the end because that tells the system to
put the command in the background immediately. This allows one to logout.
OR if your terminal session disconnects (due to time outs for shells), the
process won't be killed until it's completed.
One can see the output of what the backup script would have shown via:
cat nohup.out
== Performing backup... ==
Writing /home/backup/backup-moodle2-course-25-k-12_math-20150320-0748.mbz
Backup completed.
== Performing backup... ==
Writing /home/backup/backup-moodle2-course-86-techframe-20150320-0751.mbz
Backup completed.
'spirit of sharing', Ken