{"id":3313,"date":"2014-06-19T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T13:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2014\/06\/19\/change-url-2\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:01:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:01:18","slug":"change-url-moodle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/moodle\/change-url-moodle\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your URL in Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you are running a Moodle<\/strong> website, there may be times when you have to change<\/p>\n\n\n\n

your URL. For example, you may have sold the website, or maybe you purchased a shorter domain name, and want to replace the old one. In this tutorial we will show you how to change your URL in Moodle. We are going to use the replace<\/strong> script, that is included with Moodle. It essentially searches the database for the old URL, and replaces it with the new one. After changing your URL in Moodle, you may still need to move the files<\/a> to a new location, based on your setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> Any time you are modifying a database, we recommend performing a backup<\/a> first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Started with Moodle on a Dedicated Hosting<\/a> server today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing your Moodle URL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Login to the Moodle Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>
  2. Add \/admin\/tool\/replace\/index.php<\/strong> to the end of the URL, and hit Enter<\/strong> on your keyboard. The address will look like this:
    https:\/\/example.com\/admin\/tool\/replace\/index.php<\/strong>
    (Be sure to replace example.com with your Moodle site. With older versions of Moodle add \/admin\/replace.php<\/strong> to the end of the URL.)

    You will then be on the DB search and replace<\/em> page. It will look like this:
    \"Find<\/a><\/p>

  3. In the Search whole database for<\/em> field, enter your existing URL<\/strong>. in my test I entered: 
    https:\/\/example.com<\/pre> <\/li>
  4. In the Replace with this string<\/em> field, enter the new URL<\/strong>. In my test I entered: 
    https:\/\/newdomain.example.com<\/pre> <\/li>
  5. Check the box for Shorten result if necessary<\/strong>. Confirm the change, by checking the box for I understand the risks of this operation<\/strong>, then click the Yes, do it!<\/strong> button.
    \"Changing<\/a> 
    \u00a0<\/div> <\/li>
  6. It is finished when you see a message stating \u201c\u2026finished<\/em>\u201d at the bottom. Click the Continue<\/strong> button to return to the Moodle dashboard.
    \"URL<\/a> 
    \u00a0<\/div> <\/li>
  7. Using FTP or File Manager, navigate to where Moodle is installed. Open the config.php<\/strong> file, and locate the line starting with:
    $CFG->wwwroot <\/strong><\/li>
  8. Update the line to your new address, in my test I changed from this: 
    $CFG->wwwroot = 'https:\/\/example.com';<\/pre> 
    To this:<\/p> 
    $CFG->wwwroot = 'https:\/\/newdomain.example.com';<\/pre> 
    Here is a screenshot of the updated line:
    \"Updating<\/a><\/p> 
    \u00a0<\/div> <\/li>
  9. Save<\/strong> your changes and you are done. Now you can move your site (if necessary) to the new folder location.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Congratulations, now you know how to change your URL in Moodle!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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