Hi all,
I need to import a Course from a separate Moodle installation into my local Moodle. Does anyone know how that can be done? Both are 1.6.3 versions
Many thanks,
Bernardo
Importing Courses from separate installation of Moodle 1.6.3
by Bernardo Carvalho -
Number of replies: 4
In reply to Bernardo Carvalho
Re: Importing Courses from separate installation of Moodle 1.6.3
by John Isner -
If you own the course in the other Moodle installation, go into the course and make a backup (Administration->backup). This creates a compressed backup file in the backupdata folder of the old course. Download the backup file -- you'll need it for the next step.
As administrator, login to your local Moodle and upload your backup file to the Site files area (by convention, put it in the backupdata folder). Then click the Restore link, which appears to the right of the file name. This will make a new course which is a copy of the original course.
Again, you must be administrator of your local Moodle to do this. If you're not, ask your local administrator to do it for you.
As administrator, login to your local Moodle and upload your backup file to the Site files area (by convention, put it in the backupdata folder). Then click the Restore link, which appears to the right of the file name. This will make a new course which is a copy of the original course.
Again, you must be administrator of your local Moodle to do this. If you're not, ask your local administrator to do it for you.
In reply to John Isner
Re: Importing Courses from separate installation of Moodle 1.6.3
by Bernardo Carvalho -
Perfect thanks so much John!!
In reply to John Isner
Re: Importing Courses from separate installation of Moodle 1.6.3
by Manuel de la Torre -
John, I have a backup of some courses but they are more than 20MB each. There is a size limit imposed by PHP.
Do you now what can I do to upload these courses. I was wondering if there is adirect way of putting the courses on the moodle data directory via FTP?
Thx,
Manuel.
Do you now what can I do to upload these courses. I was wondering if there is adirect way of putting the courses on the moodle data directory via FTP?
Thx,
Manuel.
In reply to Manuel de la Torre
Re: Importing Courses from separate installation of Moodle 1.6.3
by John Isner -
If you are able to edit the php configuration, you can increase the limit above 20MB.
If this is not an option, use FTP. You need an FTP client. If you use Firefox, there's a nice extension called FireFTP. I also use a stand-alone secure FTP client for Windows called WinSCP3. Ask your Web host (or look in their FAQs) to find out what they recommend.
FTP the backup file to the backupdata directory on your site. Then login and click the Restore link to the right of the filename.
If this is not an option, use FTP. You need an FTP client. If you use Firefox, there's a nice extension called FireFTP. I also use a stand-alone secure FTP client for Windows called WinSCP3. Ask your Web host (or look in their FAQs) to find out what they recommend.
FTP the backup file to the backupdata directory on your site. Then login and click the Restore link to the right of the filename.