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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-25454

Scheduled backups skip hidden courses, even if they have been modified

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Blocker
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 1.9.13, 2.0.4, 2.1.1, 2.2
    • 1.9.14, 2.0.5, 2.1.2
    • Backup
    • Any
    • MOODLE_19_STABLE, MOODLE_20_STABLE, MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE
    • MOODLE_19_STABLE, MOODLE_20_STABLE, MOODLE_21_STABLE
    • wip-MDL-25454-master
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      Important: This must be tested in 19_STABLE and 21_STABLE (20 and master are 100% equivalent to 21)

      1. Hide a course
      2. In the database, change mdl_course.timemodified to a Unix timestamp older than 31 days, e.g. UPDATE mdl_course SET timemodified = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() - 32 * 86400
      3. Make some changes to the course, e.g. add some resources. It would be better to make changes in the resources or activities
      4. Trigger a scheduled backup

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      Important: This must be tested in 19_STABLE and 21_STABLE (20 and master are 100% equivalent to 21) 1. Hide a course 2. In the database, change mdl_course.timemodified to a Unix timestamp older than 31 days, e.g. UPDATE mdl_course SET timemodified = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() - 32 * 86400 3. Make some changes to the course, e.g. add some resources. It would be better to make changes in the resources or activities 4. Trigger a scheduled backup

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      backup/backup_scheduled.php contains code that prevents hidden courses from being backed up if they have not been modified in the last month:

      // Skip backup of unavailable courses that have remained unmodified in a month
      $skipped = false;
      if (!$course->visible && ($now - $course->timemodified) > 31*24*60*60) {  //Hidden + unmodified last month
          mtrace("            SKIPPING - hidden+unmodified");
          $DB->set_field("backup_courses","laststatus","3", array("courseid"=>$backup_course->courseid));
          $skipped = true;
      }

      However, $course->timemodified is only changed when the function "update_course" is called. This only happens when the course's "settings" page (course/edit.php) has been submitted with changes.

      If a user is editing a course while it is hidden from students, it will not be backed up unless they change a setting.

      Steps to reproduce:

      1. Hide a course
      2. In the database, change mdl_course.timemodified to a Unix timestamp older than 31 days, e.g. UPDATE mdl_course SET timemodified = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() - 32 * 86400
      3. Make some changes to the course, e.g. add some resources.
      4. Trigger a scheduled backup

      Expected outcome: The course is backed up

      Observed outcome: The course is skipped during scheduled backup, and no backup file is created.

      I'm not sure what the best fix is. Something that queries mdl_log, perhaps, e.g.

      SELECT MAX(time) from mdl_log WHERE course = <course id> AND action IN (<list of "update"-type actions>)

      Alternatively, perhaps there should be a mechanism for updating timemodified in mdl_course when such changes are made.

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              marina Marina Glancy
              chrisf Chris Fryer
              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)
              Sam Hemelryk Sam Hemelryk
              Rajesh Taneja Rajesh Taneja
              Adrian Greeve, David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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                Resolved:
                10/Oct/11