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Search and replace tool

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(Additional tools may be found elsewhere in the admin settings)

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.

See also

  • Tracker issue MDL-35099 Convert hidden search/replace script into a proper core admin tool