course backups
by Fabienne Neveu. Hi there,I have trouble with my course back ups. So I switched to "Manual Backup"via web interface and executed automated_backups.php from shell.Then the script delivers the...
View ArticleBackup error within a course (courseid = 1)
by Adrian Perez Rodriguez. HelloWe have a problem with the automated backup since the moodle update to 3.2.x. Actually we're on Moodle 3.2.4+ (Build: 20170901).More details:CentOS 7.3.1611 serverPHP...
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by Ken Task. Course ID 1 is the Moodle sites front page.In admin/cli/ of the moodle code, there is a CLI script called backup.php. It will backup individual courses. Issuing from command line and...
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by Adrian Perez Rodriguez. I've now done the backup manually and the backup process completes without error but the associated logfile is empty having a size of 0KB.The generated .mbz file contains...
View Articlebackup hashfile not moving to trashdir
by Ehsan Anwar. When deleting a backup from the course backup area in moodle, the associated hash file in the filedir folder does not move to the trashdir as it should, it stays in its associated...
View ArticleRe: Backup error within a course (courseid = 1)
by Ken Task. Log files with 0 bytes is good. Completed successfully.So we know the front page (course ID 1) can be backed up without error. Should also work in automated backups then I would think...
View ArticleRe: backup hashfile not moving to trashdir
by Ken Task. Cron and **related 'clean up' task** in task list must run before files are moved from filedir to trashdir.Also, if that backup file is linked in more one place, it will remain until all...
View ArticleRe: backup hashfile not moving to trashdir
by Ken Task. Just remenbered a quirk I had experienced .... but it has to have certain conditions .... course with multiple teachers assigned to the course. Super Admin user could see and delete a...
View ArticleRe: Backup error within a course (courseid = 1)
by Adrian Perez Rodriguez. Hello KenThanks for your help. So I've now simulated it on our development moodle. I change the laststarttime, lastendtime, nextstarttime and laststatus according to the...
View ArticleRe: backup hashfile not moving to trashdir
by Ehsan Anwar. as a test i created my own course and created a backup so i know the backup is not being used elsewhere. I have checked the cron and all related clean up tasks are enabled and...
View ArticleRe: Backup error within a course (courseid = 1)
by Ken Task. It's an automated process and will always take courses sequentially ... 1 through whatever CID is last. Having an issue with the front page backup (CID #1) could be problematic to the...
View ArticleRe: backup hashfile not moving to trashdir
by Ken Task. Look for 'clean up' in the task list ... read the descriptions of the task. There isn't one that specifically moves files from filedir to trashdir.There is a command line tool for...
View ArticleRe: backup hashfile not moving to trashdir
by Ehsan Anwar. ok i'll have a further look thanks
View ArticleAdvice on mass deleting backup files
by Ehsan Anwar. Our users create backups of their courses but forget to delete resulting in our moodle data filling up. I would like to create a simple php file that will run with the cron daily and...
View ArticleRe: Advice on mass deleting backup files
by Ken Task. From the time you deleted the backup in the Moodle UI until you check to see if the file had been moved to trashdir, did the cron job run?File system is really two fold .... the mdl_files...
View ArticleAutomated Course Backups Directly to Cloud Storage
by Nadirshah Ferozepurwalla. Is there a possibility of directing moodle automated backups to a cloud storage present on windows azure virtual machine?Yes there is a plugin "coursebank" but this...
View ArticleRe: Advice on mass deleting backup files
by Ehsan Anwar. Yes the cron is running; deleting a backup from moodle website moves the filedir file to trashdir instantly. As it was done through the moodle website the filedir file moved as normal...
View ArticleRe: Advice on mass deleting backup files
by Ken Task. See:https://moosh-online.com/commands/The commands: file-bbcheck and file-deleteThe second command above: Example 4: Remove all automated backups and reclaim the space'spirit of sharing',...
View ArticleRe: Backup error within a course (courseid = 1)
by Séverin Terrier. Hi,Perhaps this discussion about how to skip backup for course 1 in automated backups could be helpful.Séverin
View Article'Save to' field not working in Automated backup setup
by Tony H. Greetings,The automated backups are working correctly, but the .mbz files are not stored in the Save to field (backup_auto_destination). Instead, the backup files go to their default...
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