Re: Unable to backup beyond 2GB backup files
by Eugene Matusov. Dear Ken--I tried to follow your suggestions but they did not work for me. I fully control the server and I can see newly created folders in moodledata/temp/backup, I can also see a...
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by Ken Task. There is another script ... backup.php ... in the same moodlecode/admin/cli/ directory.It backs up a single course (the script you were using is for automated backups ... all...
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by Ken Task. version 2.9.x should be using new compression ... actually .tar.gz (gzips). At least on Linux systems that's true. Dunno about Windows.The error about tmp backup directory not found...
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by Eugene Matusov. Dear Ken--Thanks for your fast reply. I tried your suggestion and I got the following error reply:C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\v5.6>php.exe...
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by Eugene Matusov. Dear Ken--You asked:"moodledata/temp/ and inside there a 'backup' directory is used to build backups. Is it there?" Yes."Does it have appropriate ownership/permissions?" Yes, I...
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by Ken Task. Do a find for the php.ini file. Open it with a text editor. See if there is a line for mysqli.so that's commented out ... has a ';' in front of the line. Remove the ';' character in...
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by Ken Task. 3. is in Site Admin menu -> Courses -> Backups -> Automated Backups.Automated backup storageSave to4. do NOT click the button that skips the backup screens and goes to the end....
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by Eugene Matusov. Dear Ken--Everything as you said: mysqli is in my php.ini file (no ';'),Here is a copy from my moodle config.php:$CFG->dbtype = 'mysqli';$CFG->dblibrary =...
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by Eugene Matusov. Thanks, Ken. I'll try to split the backup files.Eugene
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by Ken Task. Ok, the CLI scripts require values from config.php (the DB driver, DB user, DB, etc. - it looks for the config.php file to find them) and other moodle libraries to run. PHP on Windows...
View ArticleRestoring courses with user log data
by Rob Davenport. Hi,We are having to restore numerous courses from backups (that include user data), and when doing so find that user activity logs are not restored. These are absolutely required, as...
View Articlev3.0.1 - when backing up production server to standby server, new courses not...
by Jeff Richardson. When I use a manual procedure to copy our production Moodle server to a standby server, new courses on the production server do not appear in the backup server.both systems are...
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by Ken Task. DB imported has retained URL's to original server ... production server.Did you search and replace in standby server the URL's contained in the standby DB?Search for 'production server...
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by Jeff Richardson. Hi Ken,Yes, config.php of the standby server had been modified with the new URL (it's a private IP). I can login to Moodle using the IP of the standby server. The URL in config.php...
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by Ken Task. Well, that's 'special'! :\Turn on debugging on standby and work in the course area to see if there are any errors.The standby server should be a mirror of the production - minus the URL...
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by Visvanath Ratnaweera. What you should be doing are: a) https://docs.moodle.org/en/Site_backup b) https://docs.moodle.org/en/Site_restore. From your detailed description, you seem to be doing the...
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by Eugene Matusov. Thanks a lot, Ken!I was able to backup a course that is bigger than 2GB by splitting it on 4 parts, thanks to your helpful guidance!!!! One of the biggest part is 1.7GB.I still...
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by Ken Task. Welcome. We are all in the same boat here when it comes to situations like this. I will say this, however, with Linux and from the command line, have been successful in backing up...
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by Don Hinkelman. It is interesting to read your experience here and it does point to some limitations in Moodle. By the way, I have found more problems doing restore than backup, so Ken's warning is...
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by Jeff Richardson. Yes Visvanath! new to me too."DOH!" - H. SimpsonI used the Linux CLI history (up arrow) to save typing . . . so . . . one error, repeatedly.Everything with moodle installation has...
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