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    • Status: Closed
    • Critical
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • 2.3.1
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    • MOODLE_23_STABLE
    • MDL-34491-master
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      Increase max_input_vars in php.ini

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      BEFORE TESTING:

      0a. If you don't already have one, create a SIZE_S and a SIZE_L course using the admin tool from MDL-38197.

      The SIZE_L course has 1,000 activities, which is enough to demonstrate this problem. The SIZE_S course first comfortably within the default max_input_vars limit.

      TESTING:

      1. Go to the SIZE_L course and choose Backup.
      2. Click Next.
      3. The next screen contains over 2,000 checkboxes. Scroll down to the end of the page (around topic 500).
      4. Make a note of the last three page numbers as A, B, and C. For example, A = Page 492, B = Page 9, C = Page 606.
      5. For page B, turn off user data (right checkbox).
      6. For page A, turn off the entire activity (left checkbox).
      7. Click Next.

      EXPECTED: When you click Next while waiting for the page to load, you might notice that all the checkboxes are greyed out; that indicates this change is working.

      7b. Scroll down to the bottom of the review screen.

      EXPECTED: All activities and topics should show a green tickbox against the content and for user data, except for page B which should show an X next to user data, and page A which should show an X next to both the activity and user data.

      (At this point we do NOT continue with the backup; it is expected that the backup will NOT complete unless MDL-38190 and MDL-41146 have been applied. Test step numbers 8 to 11 are not used. We will do a full backup/restore of the smaller course instead, which follows.)

      12. Go to the SIZE_S course and choose Backup.
      13. Click Next, then Next again.

      EXPECTED: This time, while the page loads, the checkboxes are not greyed out. This indicates that the change is not operating because the course is well within the max_input_vars limit, meaning that backup can continue to operate without requiring JavaScript.

      14. Continue through the backup process until it completes.
      15. Restore the backup as a new course and continue through process.
      16. Verify that course restore completes without error.

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      BEFORE TESTING: 0a. If you don't already have one, create a SIZE_S and a SIZE_L course using the admin tool from MDL-38197 . The SIZE_L course has 1,000 activities, which is enough to demonstrate this problem. The SIZE_S course first comfortably within the default max_input_vars limit. TESTING: 1. Go to the SIZE_L course and choose Backup. 2. Click Next. 3. The next screen contains over 2,000 checkboxes. Scroll down to the end of the page (around topic 500). 4. Make a note of the last three page numbers as A, B, and C. For example, A = Page 492, B = Page 9, C = Page 606. 5. For page B, turn off user data (right checkbox). 6. For page A, turn off the entire activity (left checkbox). 7. Click Next. EXPECTED: When you click Next while waiting for the page to load, you might notice that all the checkboxes are greyed out; that indicates this change is working. 7b. Scroll down to the bottom of the review screen. EXPECTED: All activities and topics should show a green tickbox against the content and for user data, except for page B which should show an X next to user data, and page A which should show an X next to both the activity and user data. (At this point we do NOT continue with the backup; it is expected that the backup will NOT complete unless MDL-38190 and MDL-41146 have been applied. Test step numbers 8 to 11 are not used. We will do a full backup/restore of the smaller course instead, which follows.) 12. Go to the SIZE_S course and choose Backup. 13. Click Next, then Next again. EXPECTED: This time, while the page loads, the checkboxes are not greyed out. This indicates that the change is not operating because the course is well within the max_input_vars limit, meaning that backup can continue to operate without requiring JavaScript. 14. Continue through the backup process until it completes. 15. Restore the backup as a new course and continue through process. 16. Verify that course restore completes without error.

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      When trying to back up a course with a large number of activities, we are seeing the error message "You must enter a valid filename for this backup".

      This appears to be related to the the same issue that's causing MDL-31706: the new PHP max_input_vars setting. If I look at the POST request it does contain the setting_root_filename parameter, but it's at the end of the list of 1400-odd parameters so isn't being seen by the PHP script.

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              Frédéric Massart Frédéric Massart
              Adrian Greeve, David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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