Re: Backup destination folder not writeable
by Emma Richardson. Then I think your problem is that it is the administrator that has access to the folder and not the IIS_User(I am guessing here at the web server user - I am a linux person!)...
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by Jonathan Rider. I have a site on a shared server and am using Moodle2.9.5+ (Build: 20160324). The course content has been restored many times from previous courses over about 2 years. Unable to get...
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by Emma Richardson. Well, its a database issue. Have you converted your database to barracuda? - https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Administration_via_command_lineYou might try running a check and repair...
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by Jason Touw. Thanks Emma. That did it. ...and I had to make sure I was accessing the folder in the directory tree and not just a shortcut link!
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by Jonathan Rider. I am aware of the Barracuda thing - however my service provider does not permit that format.As the persistence of the problem is recent, I believe the barracuda format is not the...
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by Ken Task. Think that temp table thing is really mis-leading and may NOT be the cause. In reading over MySQL docs on temp tables, they are created only for the session and are removed after a...
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by Jonathan Rider. Thanks for your kind attention - I will try to get the auto backup working.Everything on the site works fine as far as I can tell.
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by Jonathan Rider. Thanks for your suggestions - my problem may be some corruption in the DB from recycling the course so many times and upgrading to successive versions. I may need to simply rebuild...
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by Emma Richardson. The location of the site should have no affect, as long as you have permissions right on all your files - you might double check. When you say you have never got auto backups...
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by Ken Task. We keep reaching for straws here when bringing up themes (although there have been isssues with themes in the past, but don't think any of those issues affected backups). Doesn't have...
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by Jonathan Rider. The site host is Hostpapa - they have provided good support in my opinion. No intention to hide the host - I didn't think that was pertinent.The main site is a joomla site but I...
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by Ken Task. Thanks for sharing the hoster. Will seek and see what can find for ya.There isn't a problem, or shouldn't be a problem, running Moodle in a subdirectory, but op might be able to create...
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by Ken Task. Ok a quick look at your hosting provider ... what plan did you purchase?MySQL 5.1 Databases is what I saw .... at:https://www.hostpapa.com/web-hosting-plan/detailed-chart/Moodle...
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by Jonathan Rider. My host provides PHP version 5.5.30; my moodle version is Moodle 2.9.6 (Build: 20160509) - I think this is OK. The environment check in moodle confirms min requirements are met -...
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by Ken Task. Well, then provider needs to update their web pages ... that said they offer MySQL 5.1 For 2.9 Moodle recommends MySQL 5.5.31:https://download.moodle.org/releases/security/The...
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by Ken Task. Follow up ... been in PM and other communications with OP. One completed backup uploaded to a sandbox server (not restircted) restored without issue. Course really not a 'large one'....
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by Jonathan Rider. Thanks again Ken for your insights. As discussed, I will revise backup defaults to shed unnecessary baggage. I understand my problem is not a moodle issue but is caused by my...
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by Paul L. re: What's your settings on Clean backup tables and logs in scheduled task?Left at default of every 10 minutes.Not sure how this setting or others affect the schedule, sure wish I could...
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by Ken Task. Haven't really tested/research this, but there was another poster that had a 'timing' issue with autobackups and the new task. At that time, thought it might have been a bug ... clean...
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by Paul L. re: I would still get down to one a day till you get through an initial run.I'll give that a go next weekre: Ok, so cron is running almost exactly two hours following the scheduled...
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