Backup and restore

Hi Eloy,

I get the exact same problem and have been getting it for past 2-3 months. I'm using Moodle 1.4.4+ and 1.4.5, Apache 2.042, Php 4.2.3 dev on Novell netware v6.5 

I've installed 2 clean test versions of Moodle and tried restoring the backup file but the SAME Error. Then loctaed zipped file and Winzip said the file was Corrupted. it can not be repaired...

Following your instructions i've included what you required below;

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<MOODLE_BACKUP>
  <INFO>
    <NAME>backup-gce_ab-20050509-1006.zip</NAME>
    <MOODLE_VERSION>2004083150</MOODLE_VERSION>
    <MOODLE_RELEASE>1.4.5</MOODLE_RELEASE>
    <BACKUP_VERSION>2004083124</BACKUP_VERSION>
    <BACKUP_RELEASE>1.4.2</BACKUP_RELEASE>
    <DATE>1115629572</DATE>
    <ORIGINAL_WWWROOT>http://192.168.1.44/halo</ORIGINAL_WWWROOT>;
    <ZIP_METHOD>internal</ZIP_METHOD>
    <DETAILS>
      <MOD>
        <NAME>assignment</NAME>
        <INCLUDED>true</INCLUDED>
        <USERINFO>true</USERINFO>
      </MOD>
      <MOD>
        <NAME>chat</NAME>
        <INCLUDED>true</INCLUDED>
        <USERINFO>true</USERINFO>
      </MOD>

The zip method is set to internal... please explain how Moodle zips its backu files and what Zip program does it use...

Thanks

Umar.

Thank You Eloy,

In the 'moodledata/temp/backup' directory I found the (one) directory you indicated. In that directory was the .zip backup file I created. In that .zip file was the moodle.xml file. Here are the first 20 or so lines from the .xml file:

---

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<MOODLE_BACKUP>
  <INFO>
    <NAME>backup-pac101-20050509-0804.zip</NAME>
    <MOODLE_VERSION>2004083140</MOODLE_VERSION>
    <MOODLE_RELEASE>1.4.4 +</MOODLE_RELEASE>
    <BACKUP_VERSION>2004083124</BACKUP_VERSION>
    <BACKUP_RELEASE>1.4.2</BACKUP_RELEASE>
    <DATE>1115640297</DATE>
    <ORIGINAL_WWWROOT>http://moodle.remc8.k12.mi.us</ORIGINAL_WWWROOT>
    <ZIP_METHOD>internal</ZIP_METHOD>
    <DETAILS>
      <MOD>
        <NAME>assignment</NAME>
        <INCLUDED>true</INCLUDED>
        <USERINFO>true</USERINFO>
      </MOD>
      <MOD>
        <NAME>chat</NAME>
        <INCLUDED>true</INCLUDED>
        <USERINFO>true</USERINFO>
      </MOD>

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I hope this gives you the information you need.