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  • 2005-06-09 00:39:30

    Cant backup or export

    operating system - Linux
    version of ATutor - 1.4.3
    versions of php - 4.3.8
    version of mysq l - 3.23.56
    webserver & version - Apache 1.3

    I tried different LCMS and I decided to suggest to the organizatin I work for, the use of ATutor for a lot of reason we all, the followers of this project, know.

    So I installed an ATutor copy to test it with on real condition with the stress of several intructors, assitants and of course students.

    I created 2-3 courses with not much information and 1 with almost full use of the system (not test or quizzes). I works fine except tha I can`t make a single backup of this particular last course I mentioned neither export the contents of it. Although I can make it with the others smaller content courses, so I figure is not a backup or export script issue.

    The whole DB is less than 5Mb, not much isn't it? But I always get blank page or browser quit answer for a long period of trying.
    I even tried to manually backup the database through PhpMyAdmin ...and the browser also quits with a blank page.

    I even thought, could be a sigle quoute or double bad escaping bug on the content uploading scripts, have you eexperienced something similar?
    Any suggestion?

    And last but not least, congratulations for such wonderful project and results.


  • 2005-06-10 10:05:32

    Size limit settings

    Check your size limit settings both in php.ini (upload_max_filesize, post_max_size), and properties associated with a course.

    It might be special characters casuing the problem. There were early reports of such problems. These have been fixed in 1.5, if you want to try it instead.


  • 2005-06-11 16:44:31

    Thanks Greg!

    Actually the course quota is 10Mb and the course properties page reports just 8Mb for this particular course.
    So I think it must be something with special characters, I will upgrade of course but not now, cause I don't want to deal with the risk of another mess in the middle of the course.
    I could replicate the entire atutor system and do the upgrade there, but that's the long road for something that is already fixed.
    So I'll follow the rule "if it works, don't touch it" until the course ends.
    Anyway I apreciate very much your help, and I let you know later if everything goes right.