a problem with modinfo field in mdl_course database table

a problem with modinfo field in mdl_course database table

by Lukasz Czyzewski -
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Hello to everyone! smile

I'm writing a piece of software that will copy course content from one instance of Moodle to another.

Everything is pretty straightforward except for 'modinfo' field in the 'mdl_course' table.

Can anyone provide me with some sort of explanation about this field?

How it is build?

What is its exact purpose?

Thank you!

Best regards,
Lucas (lucas.7bd@gmail.com).
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Re: a problem with modinfo field in mdl_course database table

by Tim Hunt -
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Its a cache, for performance reasons. Just put nothing there, and it should be rebuilt on the fly.
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Re: a problem with modinfo field in mdl_course database table

by Lukasz Czyzewski -
Thank you for your answer!

My first guess about modinfo field was that it contains information about order of modules in a course.

Do you know where moodle stores this kind of data?

Best regards,
Lukasz Cz.
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Re: a problem with modinfo field in mdl_course database table

by Przemyslaw Stencel -
...information about order of modules in a course. Do you know where moodle stores this kind of data?

In the "sequence" field of the "mdl_course_sections" table.

Cheers,
Przemek
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