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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-64532

Create import/restore script

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    • New Feature
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • 3.6.1
    • None
    • Backup
    • MOODLE_36_STABLE
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      Tests must be done on command line.

      • Restore as new course
        1. Populate a course with content and keep track of its courseid
        2. Create backup of the course by running php admin/cli/backup.php --courseid=<COURSEID> --destination=/tmp
        3. Keep track of the backup file name and location
        4. Restore as new course
          1. php admin/cli/restore.php --from=<BACKUP FILE PATH> --categoryid=1
        5. Verify that a new course is created in the Miscellaneous category
      • Restore in existing course, delete existing content and adding content
        1. Populate a course with content and keep track of its courseid
        2. Create backup of the course by running php admin/cli/backup.php --courseid=<COURSEID> --destination=/tmp
        3. Keep track of the backup file name and location
        4. Find an existing course and keep track of its courseid.
        5. Restore in existing course, overwriting.
          1. php admin/cli/restore.php --from=<BACKUP FILE PATH> --courseid=<COURSEID> --type=delete
        6. Verify that content is restored in course and any existing content in course was deleted
        7. Restore in existing course, adding.
          1. php admin/cli/restore.php --from=<BACKUP FILE PATH> --courseid=<COURSEID> --type=add
        8. Verify that content is restored in course and content is duplicated from previous restore.
      • Import, deleting existing content and adding content
        1. Populate a course with content and keep track of its courseid
        2. Find an existing course and keep track of its courseid.
        3. Import, overwriting
          1. php admin/cli/import.php --from=<SOURCEID> --to=<DESTINATIONID> --type=delete
        4. Verify that content is imported in course and any existing content in course was deleted
        5. Import, adding
          1. php admin/cli/import.php --from=<SOURCEID> --to=<DESTINATIONID> --type=add
        6. Verify that content is restored in course and content is duplicated from previous import.

       

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      Tests must be done on command line. Restore as new course Populate a course with content and keep track of its courseid Create backup of the course by running php admin/cli/backup.php --courseid=<COURSEID> --destination=/tmp Keep track of the backup file name and location Restore as new course php admin/cli/restore.php --from=<BACKUP FILE PATH> --categoryid=1 Verify that a new course is created in the Miscellaneous category Restore in existing course, delete existing content and adding content Populate a course with content and keep track of its courseid Create backup of the course by running php admin/cli/backup.php --courseid=<COURSEID> --destination=/tmp Keep track of the backup file name and location Find an existing course and keep track of its courseid. Restore in existing course, overwriting. php admin/cli/restore.php --from=<BACKUP FILE PATH> --courseid=<COURSEID> --type=delete Verify that content is restored in course and any existing content in course was deleted Restore in existing course, adding. php admin/cli/restore.php --from=<BACKUP FILE PATH> --courseid=<COURSEID> --type=add Verify that content is restored in course and content is duplicated from previous restore. Import, deleting existing content and adding content Populate a course with content and keep track of its courseid Find an existing course and keep track of its courseid. Import, overwriting php admin/cli/import.php --from=<SOURCEID> --to=<DESTINATIONID> --type=delete Verify that content is imported in course and any existing content in course was deleted Import, adding php admin/cli/import.php --from=<SOURCEID> --to=<DESTINATIONID> --type=add Verify that content is restored in course and content is duplicated from previous import.  

    Description

      Currently there is a backup script that can be used by admins to backup a given course: https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/master/admin/cli/backup.php

      But there is no analogous script to restore a backup file via command line.

      I think it would help admins to have such a script as part of core Moodle.

      The moosh utility by tmuras has such a feature to do course restores: https://github.com/tmuras/moosh/blob/master/Moosh/Command/Moodle33/Course/CourseRestore.php

      Can we get this type of functionality into core Moodle? 

      This would help for large backups that take 1 hour+ to perform.

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          duplicates

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-69307 Add CLI script to restore a course from backup file

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          has a non-specific relationship to

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-60923 Allow to specify $CFG->backupdir instead of default $CFG->tempdir . '/backup'

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              rex Rex Lorenzo
              Luca Bösch Luca Bösch
              Adrian Greeve, David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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