==Use a special course for imported backup files for new courses== ...her sites in that hidden courses files. Then restore the course from that backup.

* If the course to publish has at least one backup in 'backupdata'. ...talog could be found in the neighborhood. A link is provided to the Moodle administrator to browse to the network discovery back-office. This back-office allows sca

#Log in with your administrator account #Make sure the course you want to upload (known as a "course backup") has the file ending .'''mbz'''.

<h4>Course backup</h4> ...enefit from a more logical automated backup ordering process. See [[Course backup]].</p>

* To have sufficient hard-drive space to backup your existing install in its entirety (preferably to another machine). ==Backup everything==

{{Backup}} ...for the whole site. A teacher can create a backup or download an existing backup for safe keeping, or for use on another Moodle site.

...e to publish has at least one backup in 'backupdata'. (Usually, the course backup that was published has been relocated in 'backupdata', so there is no speci ...tegory. The landing category is present in the remote Moodle by the remote administrator.

{{Backup}} ...backups can be restored to bring a site back to the point in time when the backup was made.

{{Backup}} ==Restoring a course backup==

A user with the role of [[Administrator|Administrator]] is typically in charge of a Moodle site once it has been installed, alth *[[Backup]] - how to backup your site and courses

*As an editing teacher (or administrator or manager), access your glossary ==Restoring a glossary activity backup==

...with the appropriate access rights (e.g.editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Within the required Week or Topic Block click the 'Ad ...ith the appropriate access rights (e.g. editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Select the Update icon against the relevant tele-TASK

...e in 'Maintenance Mode' so that there are no users using it bar you as the administrator. ...e in 'Maintenance Mode' so that there are no users using it bar you as the administrator.

{{Backup}} ...e, command lines or website administration. For others please see [[Site backup]].

...se. To add a new course to Moodle, you need to have either [[Administrator|Administrator]], [[Course creator|Course Creator]] or [[Manager|Manager]] rights.To add a ...o that courses created by mistake may be deleted without needing to ask an administrator.

Presets can be downloaded as mbz (moodle backup zip) archives. You can also download several presets in one go by ticking t ...number of views you can apply to a single Dataform activity (although your administrator can limit the max number of views).

*Courses with a lot of backup files; *Login in to Moodle as an administrator and go to the \admin page (Notifications) to install the block

==Front Page backup== You can backup the front page, similar to a [[Course backup]].

Moodle can create a backup file of any single course, which is a fairly straightforward zip file which [[Category:Administrator]]

By Exporting a Skills repository (XML format), you get a backup which can be restaured in a Moodle course by the Import a repository menue. With [[Administrator|administrator]] role, activate the [[Outcome|outcomes]] at site level ("Site administrati

...e is a 'real role', whose capabilities you can edit, but is ''similar'' to Administrator (but much safer to use) due to its broad default powers. As a normal role, ...how the roles are set up. Thus there is no way to edit what permissions an Administrator has.)

== Initial Setup (by Administrator) == * Create templates from existing courses using moodle's backup function

#Before you begin, backup the original lib.php file found in /lib/editor/tinymce/ #Login as an administrator and install.

Repositories can be enabled by an administrator in ''Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage repositories''. ...e displayed into the file picker. Type only exist in order to let a Moodle administrator to deactivate/delete all instances of a type in one click.

{{Backup}} ==How do I backup a course?==

As with any customization, it is recommended that you have a good backup of your Moodle site before attempting to install contributed code. While th * Database - Login in as a Moodle Administrator and go to the Administration notifications page to create the MRBS tables

* [[Config changes report|Config changes]] - Shows changes made by an administrator to the site configuration ...time taken to create them, their status, and the next scheduled automated backup execution time

#Log in to your Moodle as an administrator #Browse to the administrator notifications page - http://[your-moodle-site]/admin/index.php

:Review your administrator accounts and make sure you only have what you need. *[[Backup of user data]]

*Which options they see there depend on what has been enabled by the administrator. For example, the mobile option is only available if the site is enabled fo ...aging system in Moodle is enabled by default. It may be disabled by a site administrator from Site administration > Messaging > Messaging settings.

As the hub administrator you are responsible for the content in the hub, and you need to put in plac ...site: delete a site from the database. A message will be sent to the site administrator.

**[[Site administrators|Site administrator]] ====[[Backup]]====

...uage file called Lesson.php. This will impact the whole site. Your site administrator might create a language just for you and then in Lesson settings use the fo Try a backup and restore of your course to solve some of those "quirky" issues.

The course management block was developed to increase site administrator’s productivity and reduce peak load on Moodle servers caused by the resto * '''Category''': The 'Category' section will default to the category the backup course originated from.

*For this, the [[Flickr public repository]] must be enabled by the administrator *The site administrator can also enable the [[Flickr repository|Flickr]] and [[Picasa web album rep

{{Backup}} ...gnment submissions, forum posts etc) (Note that this would be done by the administrator, as a regular course teacher is not allowed, for security reasons, to back

===How can I extract original files from a Moodle backup file?=== ...inal files from the backup file (an ".mbz" file) you downloaded (using the backup and restore feature), here it goes...

..., the way Moodle is setup and regular updates of the package by the Moodle Administrator. ...s highly unlikely if your Moodle site has up-to-date security and the site administrator has not given away the keys. Anything is possible on any website, but Moodl

...ate]] can be customized beyond the standard downloaded install by the site administrator. In general: ...ode is located in the /mod/certificate folder. There are sub-folders for backup, db, lang (holds language sub-folders), type (holds standard certificate ty

...tool has not been updated to work with 2.x, you must use it in a 1.9 site, backup the courses and restore the 1.9 Moodle backups on a Moodle 2.1 site (1.9 ba ...(NOT SUPPORTED IN 2.x YET) has a restore function built into the standard backup/restore process which will restore Blackboard Archive/Export files with mix

...or phrases (in any language) used on the site may be easily changed by an administrator using the language customisation feature. For example, you may want to chan ==How to backup and restore a customised language pack==

...ample at yourhost\moodle\mod . The certificate folder will include folders backup, db, lang, pix (including subfolders for borders, seals, signatures and wa *Locking options - if conditional dependencies has been turned on by the site administrator, teacher can set standards that must be met before certificate can be issu

...username '''admin''' and the password '''12345''' and you will be the main administrator of your new local Moodle. ==Completely backup your server==

(files are owned by the administrator/superuser and are only writeable by them - readable by everyone else) ...dministration page for databases as part of the control panel (or ask your administrator). For everyone else or for detailed instructions, see the page for your cho

* Login to your moodle site as administrator * Fixed Bug: backup/restore were not working on logs

...rea for teachers but is not recommended as it has significant security and backup issues.

* Administrator - day to day running of the site (creating courses, users, fixing problems) * System administrator - run the server, backups, security etc.

*Block: Sharing Cart 2.6 release 1 - 2014.01.07 (New backup format in Moodle 2.6 must be unchecked. Sharing Cart copies made with this ...ing Cart 2.6 release 1, patch 2 - 2014.02.14 (no need to uncheck new backup format)

Whether you're a teacher, student or administrator, Moodle can meet your needs. Moodle’s extremely customisable core comes w Image:CourseUploadFeaturesNew.png|<h3>Bulk course creation and easy backup</h3>Add courses in bulk, back up and restore large courses with ease.<br>[[

Tags can be managed by a site administrator in [[Managing tags|Manage tags]] in the Site administration. Glossary entry ...ries in the backup, 'Include enrolled users' must be ticked in the initial backup settings. When the glossary is restored, the authors of the entries will be

You can also copy instead of moving it in case you want a backup of the code on your machine. [[Category: Administrator]]

[[Image:lightbulb.png|frame|left|Tip]]As a newbie Administrator, it is easy to get overwhelmed with all the different things available, use ....x and Moodle 2.0 are large. Additional security has forced changes to the backup processes. In just looking at the databases there are an additional 60 or m

...xport calendars so they may be imported into other calendar programs, as a backup or to create a copy. The Moodle export process creates an ics file ...rom ''Administration>Site administration>Appearance>Calendar'' by the page administrator.

...nstallation did not complete. A complete installation will ask you for the administrator profile and to name the site just before it completes. Check your logs for * Check your firewall or ask your network administrator. Many mail servers are heavily locked down and you may need permission to s

If the administrator has enabled this feature for either the [[Google Drive repository]] or the ...signment activity again in another Moodle site? Use the [[Activity_backup| backup and restore]] options.

The site administrator can control what languages are available to the teachers, to avoid confusio # Regex parsing, FA regex matching engine, matchers testing, backup&restore, unicode support, templates - Valeriy Streltsov.

...ist several "active topics" calculations, per course. which should give an administrator some indications for which topics/sections/weeks are filled with resources ===Delete all the automated backup files===