How to Automatically Manage Failover of the MySQL Database for Moodle
In our previous blogs, we made justification for why you need a database failover and have explained how a failover mechanism works. I’m sharing this in case you have questions on why you should set...
How to Benchmark Performance of Moodle
Moodle, the world's most popular learning management system (LMS), is commonly being deployed in a rapidly growing and large scale environment. Fortunately, Moodle is built with availability and scalability in mind, with lots of tools,...
How to Setup Automatic Failover for the Moodle MySQL Database
In a previous blog, we had discussed how to migrate a standalone Moodle setup to scalable setup based on a clustered database. The next step you will need to think about is the failover mechanism...
How to Backup Your Moodle MySQL Database
Data is an essential part of running a Moodle environment. Should the IT operations team lose data accidentally, then it could lead to a huge loss. So, to protect valuable information, sysadmins need to back...
Press Release: Improving the Performance and Scalability of eLearning Platform Databases
Institutions around the world are investing in their eLearning platforms to meet global demand. ClusterControl helps organizations with easy deployment and management of highly available database clusters. PRESS RELEASE UPDATED: JAN 18, 2021 STOCKHOLM, January 18,...
Challenges of Scaling the Moodle PostgreSQL Database
Moodle is the most popular Learning Management System (LMS) allowing educators to create their own website with courses or content that extend learning. These kinds of platforms are getting more and more important to allow...
Tips for Monitoring MySQL for Moodle
Database monitoring is a critical part of any application’s maintenance. Finding database issues on time can help the application remain healthy and accessible. Without monitoring in place, database outages can be prolonged, resulting in increased...
How to Deploy the Open edX MySQL Database for High Availability
Open edX is a platform for online educational activities. Given the situation the world is in, all such platforms are encountering higher loads and their importance has significantly increased. Those are not just the “helper”...
Which Moodle Database Should You Use?
The open source, eLearning LMS Moodle has recently been getting a lot of attention due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The strain on the resources as educators move their students to eLearning platforms has caused many...
Boosting Performance by Using Read Write Splitting of Database Traffic with Moodle 3.9
Moodle is a very well known Learning Management System which is intended to help educational organizations organize their online learning activities. As you can imagine, given the online shift in 2020 caused by the COVID-19,...