Hello,
I am using moodle 2.3.
I am going to take backup of moodledata,moodle folders and
database using cpanel.
I have to plan to upgrade my moodle server from 2.3 to 2.6.
If I upgrade, will it affect my datas?
What I should do to avoid data loss after upgradation?
My thanks in advance.
m.murugan
Hi Murugan,
If currently you don't have any issues with your database, then you shouldn't have any problems by upgrading your installation.
Please see:
http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Verify_Database_Schema
http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/How_to_check_your_database_for_corruption
Please take notice that for version 2.6 you require PHP version 5.3.3 (versus 5.3.2 for Moodle 2.3).
What about files in the moodledata folder? Are you currently running cron? Doing it allows Moodle (among other taks) to actually delete "deleted" files.
http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Cron
You must also take into account that version 2.6 will demand more from your hardware:
http://docs.moodle.org/26/en/Performance_recommendations
http://docs.moodle.org/26/en/Performance_FAQ
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=596
The backup process is definitely the most important step (you must make sure your backups actually work); please see:
http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Site_backup
Regarding the actual upgrade process, please see:
Hello mr.Guillermo madero
thank you very much for taking much effort for my question.
m.murugan
Hello Murugan,
You're welcome
Hello,
I am using moodle 2.3
I want to take site backup.
Is it possible taking whole site backup from moodle?
My thanks in advance.
m.murugan
It is absolutely vital that you backup your site regularly if your data matters to you - see Site_backup
Depends on the sort of backup you require.
If you're talking about a backup where you can restore individual courses, then Moodle is capable of doing that via a scheduled task and automatic backup or by backing up the individual course as a zip file. I however found problems with the automatic backup when it comes to Scorm package content and/or LARGE courses, they tend to overrun and then cause everything that comes after to skip.
The school I work at however also uses Microsoft Data Protection Manager (MSDPM) because we are entirely a Windows base and the DPM agent backs up the entire server on a file basis which is scheduled for every night, so in the event of a total crash I can restore Moodle completely in one restore from DPM.
So I rely on MSDPM for my site backup and then do individual courses as and when required.