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UPGRADING $Id$
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As Moodle grows, there are changes to the code and
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sometimes changes to the database structures.
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Moodle is able to upgrade its own databases, using
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information in files called version.php. There is
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one of these for the main tables (in this directory)
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and one for each module.
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In the following instructions I will include some
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sample Unix shell commands - there are obviously
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graphical ways to do the same things.
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Before the upgrade
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Before upgrading any version of Moodle, I recommend
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making a backup copy of the moodle directory, your
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data directory and your database, to guard against
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the very unlikely event that something in the upgrade
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goes wrong.
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At the very least, make a copy of your config.php file
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and any languages, custom themes or plug-ins you have
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added to Moodle.
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Upgrading the files using CVS
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If you are using CVS, just go to the Moodle root
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directory and update the files:
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cvs update -d
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If you have been editing Moodle files watch the
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messages very closely for possible conflicts
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(and consider sending your fixes in to me as patches :)
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Upgrading the files using a downloaded archive
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Rename the current installation directory (as backup)
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mv moodle moodle.backup
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and then unpack the new tar or zip file into the old
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location. (Overwriting an old installation usually
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works fine, but I can't guarantee that it always will).
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tar xvzf moodle-1.0.5.tgz
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Next, copy the config.php file from your old installation
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into the new installation (or make a new one by editing
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config-dist.php). If you have created new themes or
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other plug-ins then make sure you copy those back too.
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cp moodle.backup/config.php moodle
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cp -pr moodle.backup/theme/mytheme moodle/theme/mytheme
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Finishing the upgrade
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Visit the admin page of your installation to complete
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the upgrade (eg http://example.com/moodle/admin).
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It doesn't matter if you are logged in as admin or not.
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Moodle will automatically detect the new version
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and perform any database or filesystem upgrades that
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might be necessary.
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If all goes well (no error messages) then you can just
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go on using the new version!
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If you have problems with this procedure, let me know.
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Cheers, and have fun!
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Martin
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