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Admins can search and replace text e.g. URLs in their Moodle database using the search and replace tool at <nowiki>http://yourmoodlesite.org/admin/tool/replace/index.php</nowiki> (replacing yourmoodlesite.org with the address of your Moodle site). This is useful when a [[Moodle migration|Moodle site is moved from one server to another]]. | Admins can search and replace text e.g. URLs in their Moodle database using the search and replace tool at <nowiki>http://yourmoodlesite.org/admin/tool/replace/index.php</nowiki> (replacing yourmoodlesite.org with the address of your Moodle site). This is useful when a [[Moodle migration|Moodle site is moved from one server to another]] or when the URL changes. | ||
Alternatively, a command line script can be used to search and replace text. See [[Administration via command line]] for details. | |||
{{Warning|A database and site backup should be created before performing a search and replace.}} | |||
==CLI Parameters== | |||
The following parameters can be utilized with the Search and Replace cli sript. | |||
Options: | |||
--search=STRING String to search for. | |||
--replace=STRING String to replace with. | |||
--shorten Shorten result if necessary. | |||
--non-interactive Perform the replacement without confirming. | |||
-h, --help Print out this help. | |||
Example: | |||
cd /path/to/your/moodle/dir | |||
php admin/tool/replace/cli/replace.php --search=//oldsitehost --replace=//newsitehost --shorten --non-interactive | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[fr: Recherche et remplacement]] | [[fr: Recherche et remplacement]] | ||
[[de:Datenbank-Suche]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:57, 6 March 2024
Admins can search and replace text e.g. URLs in their Moodle database using the search and replace tool at http://yourmoodlesite.org/admin/tool/replace/index.php (replacing yourmoodlesite.org with the address of your Moodle site). This is useful when a Moodle site is moved from one server to another or when the URL changes.
Alternatively, a command line script can be used to search and replace text. See Administration via command line for details.
| Warning: A database and site backup should be created before performing a search and replace. |
CLI Parameters
The following parameters can be utilized with the Search and Replace cli sript.
Options:
--search=STRING String to search for.
--replace=STRING String to replace with.
--shorten Shorten result if necessary.
--non-interactive Perform the replacement without confirming.
-h, --help Print out this help.
Example:
cd /path/to/your/moodle/dir php admin/tool/replace/cli/replace.php --search=//oldsitehost --replace=//newsitehost --shorten --non-interactive
See also
- Tracker issue MDL-35099 Convert hidden search/replace script into a proper core admin tool
