Re: Simple Upgrade from 2.2 to 2.4
by Rick Jerz. Ken,I had given Curt both versions of how to download the latest moodle, but quite honestly, I am new to GIT and really haven't used it much. So I tried the GIT command (as I gave it to...
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by Rick Jerz. Beau, I empathize with you. My school uses Blackboard, but I have been using Moodle myself for around five years. I too was running Moodle 1.9 on a hosted server for around $6 per...
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by Beau Sanders. Rick, I just looked at GoDaddy's site. They provide VPS (Virtual Private Server) but I do not see VDS (Virtual Dedicated Server). I may be splitting hairs here, but dedicated servers...
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by curt bixel. Rick, don't consider me a git expert by any means. My understanding of git is that it is a program created by the creator of Linux. The purpose is to make it possible for hundreds of...
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by Ken Task. Because I encourage the entities to get hands on with newer versions and most entities with whom I work have multiple instances of Moodle on same server, yes, I do have a 'instmdl2'...
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by Rick Jerz. Hmmm, issuing a "git pull" (I assume from the moodle directory) and having moodle updated is attractive. I would imagine that you still need to install add-ins manually, or is GIT smart...
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by Rick Jerz. Curt, I tried to simulate your restore situation. I took a Moodle 2.3 backup, 17MB, and tried restoring it into my low-end hosted server version of Moodle 2.4. My browser showed...
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by Rick Jerz. Beau, it is great that you know how to set up your own server, I admire your abilities.Yes, I see GoDaddy calls these VPSs now, they used to be VDSs. Oh well.I have the "Value" one,...
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by Ken Task. From previous post:all one needs to do is to change into the moodle instance directory and type: 'git pull'.From previous post:one could build into that 'git pull' script tar balling the...
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by curt bixel. Rick,I am in the process of testing the restoration of a smaller course. 15 MB. It seems to be working. Perhaps this will help to zero in on the actual problem, as, if this upgrade...
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by Rick Jerz. Okay, this is helpful. It appears to me that with GIT, you have to have more faith that everything will work correctly. With wget, you get a chance to do the upgrade a little more...
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by Rick Jerz. Yes, maybe size is the issue on a certain kind of server. However, if one could focus in on the exact problem, and then replicate this on another system, it might really be a bug. If...
View ArticleRe: Suggested Upgrade Path 1.9 > ?
by John Leonard. Just my tuppence worth but I found schemasync to be excellent. Link is on the page your post links to and also here
View ArticleRe: Upgrade to 2.4 is a failure
by Beau Sanders. Rick, thanks for your good advice. I am going to start working on my newer local server today and see how it does with a 2.4 install before committing to GoDaddy's VPS. This server...
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by Beau Sanders. Hey, Robert. Unfortunately our school's IT department is not equipped to deal with projects like this. It is a long story that I should keep to myself. My moodle server is my personal...
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by Ken Task. How one uses git is a individual preference ... me, I'll attempt to use it all the time - when moving upwards from within a series ... 2.2 -> 2.3 -> 2.4 -> 2.5 etc. When...
View ArticleRe: Help with upgrade to 2.2.2
by Tiana Wright. We did upgrade to 1.9.7 (that went well) and now we're going from 1.9.7 to 2.1 - I've searched my database and it does not appear there (before the upgrade) any suggestions...
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by curt bixel. It seems to hang even restoring just a 15 MB backup file
View ArticleRe: Migrated to another server - "Incorrect pool file content"
by Robb Allen. Thanks for your assistance, Andrew.I don't have access to use rsync between both servers. So, what I did was deleted the file in the filedir directory and then relinked to it from the...
View ArticleRe: Major installatoon problem
by Rick Jerz. Kristen,I am not sure how you are trying to run Moodle, and what you were advised to do in your class. Moodle is really not the "whole server". It can be, but it doesn't need to be....
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