<div dir="ltr">Yes, not only that .. if you keep the size of the VM small enough (say a couple of GB) you can even copy the entire machine onto a DVD to give away to a tech, distant colleague or even commercial Moodle support company to launch and debug. Failing that .. an external USB drive.<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/9/10 Wohlgehagen, Max W <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wohlgehagen.max.w@edumail.vic.gov.au">wohlgehagen.max.w@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I am still coming to grips with this list and Moodle in general but in terms of migration of databases I do have a little knowledge. Follow the process on the moodle web but ...<br>
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In the current environment of hardware it is not a bad move to run your server in a virtual machine (either M$ VM or Virtual Box are good) Therefore when you need to move it next time or back it up you can move the whole thing as a single file.<br>
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Max Wohlgehagen<br>
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Thanks, I think that's the way I'll go.<br>
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I have done it twice, with no major problems. Main trick is to leave the<br>
old one in place, build the new one, do your db dump and copy your user<br>
files to the new sever (leaving your user still using your old server).<br>
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Then you can test you import and setting. When you have worked out all the<br>
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For more specific information we would need to know what system you are<br>
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It's time for me to bite the bullet and update my server software and Moodle<br>
base. The problem is, last time I did that I lost everything although I<br>
dumped my database and copied my MoodleData. I had backed up individual<br>
courses but that meant restoring each one in turn.<br>
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MySQL didn't like the data-dump file for some reason and wouldn't restore<br>
the database from it. This has happened to me twice so I'm a bit chary of<br>
doing it again now I have several teachers using the system regularly.<br>
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Has anybody had any luck upgrading the whole box and dice? and how did they<br>
do it?<br>
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