Hello,
I could really use some help from someone on this. I watched a video on doing backups and read the documentation and my versions (I have two versions on two machines) do not have a backup menu option under administration. I found an option labeled backup under administration/courses, but this is only for automated backups which also do not work. I just want to be able to manually backup my work, but can find no documentation that describes what I have on the screen.
David
Hi David,
- Are you wishing to back up an entire Moodle site or a classroom?
- Please name your version.
- Is it accurate that your are using your own machines and not a hosting service?
Thanks Ben responding to my post.
I am wishing to backup my entire site and the version is 1.9. Yes, I am using my own machine and am really new to using Moodle. I began learning Moodle on my laptop which has xp and I decided to switch to my desktop which uses win 2000 pro because it can do everything faster ( boot time, program starts, shutdown, less updates, etc.) and move the small amount of work I put in so far. I then discovered backups are not too simple. The instructions in the docs said there was a backup option in the administration block and there isn't. I found one in site administration/courses , but this only allows for saving settings for automated backups. The automated backups did not go forth either. Unlike the docs, there was no "continue" button at the bottom.
Since posting this question I discovered there is a backup option under site administration/frontpage and this one seems to have done the job. That is, I have zip file, but now my server on the desktop has failed. I tried doing a re-install, but typing localhost only gets me windows trying to open its non-existent server. I am sure this was caused by me (foolishly) attempting to simply copy a file folder from my laptop to the desktop called courses. That did not work, but when I copied the original folder back and removed the other one it still would not work and a fresh install has not solved the problem. I realize this is not the question I originally posted, but if you have any idea what the possible problem could be, I would greatly appreciate the help.
David
I am wishing to backup my entire site and the version is 1.9. Yes, I am using my own machine and am really new to using Moodle. I began learning Moodle on my laptop which has xp and I decided to switch to my desktop which uses win 2000 pro because it can do everything faster ( boot time, program starts, shutdown, less updates, etc.) and move the small amount of work I put in so far. I then discovered backups are not too simple. The instructions in the docs said there was a backup option in the administration block and there isn't. I found one in site administration/courses , but this only allows for saving settings for automated backups. The automated backups did not go forth either. Unlike the docs, there was no "continue" button at the bottom.
Since posting this question I discovered there is a backup option under site administration/frontpage and this one seems to have done the job. That is, I have zip file, but now my server on the desktop has failed. I tried doing a re-install, but typing localhost only gets me windows trying to open its non-existent server. I am sure this was caused by me (foolishly) attempting to simply copy a file folder from my laptop to the desktop called courses. That did not work, but when I copied the original folder back and removed the other one it still would not work and a fresh install has not solved the problem. I realize this is not the question I originally posted, but if you have any idea what the possible problem could be, I would greatly appreciate the help.
David
In reply to David Faren
Re: No backup ability. How can I save and move my work?
by Teresa Gibbison -
Hi David
I'm not sure if I can fully help with your query but I'll try to explain a little about backups...
Also check out the Backup and restore FAQ on Moodle Docs.
The Automated Course Backups (Administration ► Courses ► Backups) is the configuration screen to prompt Moodle to backup courses that have been altered recently. The actual backing up occurs on the specified day/time and is triggered by the cron. If you don't have this set up automatically you can browse to sitename/admin/cron.php to manually run it.
The Front page backup is backing up the Moodle homepage (course 1), any activities you have and site calendar activities, as well as Messages & Blogs - this is not your entire site rather everything LESS the individual courses.
A course backup is completed for each individual course and is accessed from the 'Backup' link on that course's Administration menu. If this link doesn't appear like the screenshot here the role you are accessing the course with may not have the Backup courses moodle/site:backup capability, Check this via Administration / ► Users / ► Permissions / ► Define role.
With regard to your reinstall failing, I would check your database details, moodle and moodledata folders are correctly speficied in the config.php file of your site.
I hope this helps a little
Cheers
Teresa
I'm not sure if I can fully help with your query but I'll try to explain a little about backups...
Also check out the Backup and restore FAQ on Moodle Docs.
The Automated Course Backups (Administration ► Courses ► Backups) is the configuration screen to prompt Moodle to backup courses that have been altered recently. The actual backing up occurs on the specified day/time and is triggered by the cron. If you don't have this set up automatically you can browse to sitename/admin/cron.php to manually run it.
The Front page backup is backing up the Moodle homepage (course 1), any activities you have and site calendar activities, as well as Messages & Blogs - this is not your entire site rather everything LESS the individual courses.
A course backup is completed for each individual course and is accessed from the 'Backup' link on that course's Administration menu. If this link doesn't appear like the screenshot here the role you are accessing the course with may not have the Backup courses moodle/site:backup capability, Check this via Administration / ► Users / ► Permissions / ► Define role.
With regard to your reinstall failing, I would check your database details, moodle and moodledata folders are correctly speficied in the config.php file of your site.
I hope this helps a little
Cheers
Teresa