Hey All, I've just inherited an old version of Moodle on a Linux box. I need to migrated all courses over to a Windows server. Is it as simple as exporting and importing courses?
If you have a manageable number of courses and can do that then yes it is.
Obviously, going from Linux to Windows is a backward step
Obviously, going from Linux to Windows is a backward step
In reply to Christopher Palmer
Re: Migrating from 2.6.5+ to 3.9.1 on Windows
by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
One could migrate the full Moodle instance, as described here https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Moodle_migration (replace /38/ with your Moodle version). It works across platforms, as long as both the same database management system (MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL server,...).
Much less demanding is course-by-course transfer: https://docs.moodle.org/en/Course_backup in the original server, download the backup to your local machine, https://docs.moodle.org/en/Course_restore in the new server.
Not immediately visible at the beginning is the fact the getting a new server running is a tiny fraction of the work, which you'll have in maintaining the system. That is where the "backward step" comes. If your the new platform gives you more headaches, you've walked backwards.
Much less demanding is course-by-course transfer: https://docs.moodle.org/en/Course_backup in the original server, download the backup to your local machine, https://docs.moodle.org/en/Course_restore in the new server.
Not immediately visible at the beginning is the fact the getting a new server running is a tiny fraction of the work, which you'll have in maintaining the system. That is where the "backward step" comes. If your the new platform gives you more headaches, you've walked backwards.
In reply to Visvanath Ratnaweera
Re: Migrating from 2.6.5+ to 3.9.1 on Windows
by Christopher Palmer -
Thanks, I will just import the classes
In reply to Christopher Palmer
Re: Migrating from 2.6.5+ to 3.9.1 on Windows
by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
OK. It has the advantage that you don't have to upgrade the Moodle site from 2.6 to 3.9.
Also keep in mind that there is no downgrade path. If you need to migrate to another server in future, the same discussion here repeats (with different version numbers).
Also keep in mind that there is no downgrade path. If you need to migrate to another server in future, the same discussion here repeats (with different version numbers).