Moving moodledata from one server to another using rsync
Learn how to efficiently transfer your moodledata directory to a new server using the rsync tool, with detailed command options to optimise the process and exclude unnecessary directories.
When Migrating your installation to a new server you will need to move the moodledata directory to its new location. This operation can be completed with a simple linux tool called "rsync" Using the command below will move the data to the target server/path with the following option set and exclude unnecessary directories.
-a, --archive archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X) -v, --verbose increase verbosity -z, --compress compress file data during the transfer rsync -avzh --exclude=cache --exclude=localcache --exclude=sessions --exclude=temp --exclude=trashdir moodledata root@<New Server>:/var/www
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