Lessons Learned Upgrading the Largest Moodle in the Southern Hemisphere | MoodleMoot Global 2023
Channel: Moodle
Date: 2023-10-12

Lessons Learned Upgrading the Largest Moodle in the Southern Hemisphere:
Cameron Ball - Catalyst IT.
MoodleMoot Global 2023.
19-21 September | Barcelona, Spain.

Upgrading Moodle is a challenge at the best of times. With so many “interesting” plugins out there (not to mention core itself); any upgrade is sure to have some degree of challenge.

Now imagine turning that up to 11 by upgrading the largest site in the southern hemisphere. With no shortage of unusual plugins, obtuse customisations, and plenty of “fun” database state, a challenge for even the most seasoned Moodle veterans is guaranteed.

In this talk we will cover our approach for upgrading a truly monstrous Moodle installation from 3.9 to 4.1 covering:

History of this beast of a site
Overall approach for the upgrade
Codebase audit strategy and techniques (warning: dangerously exciting)
Database audit strategy and techniques
Data and configuration migration strategy and techniques
Join us for 30 minutes of non stop suspense, excitement, twists, and turns, as we take you on our roller coaster ride of a journey to upgrade the largest Moodle in the Southern Hemisphere.