Tutorial for Teacher

Transferring a subject website from WebCT 4.1 archive server to the WebCT 4.1 production server

To transfer a subject web site from archive server to the production server, please follow two major steps:

  1. Backup the subject web site on archive server into a "zip" file and download to your computer
  2. Upload the backup "zip" file to production server and restore it by the function "Keep users".

Step 1 is listed below in details:
Backup a subject web site on archive server ( http://webctarc.polyu.edu.hk/ )

  1. Login to WebCT , and click a link to access the Home Page of a course
  2. Click "Manage Course" on top left corner of the Home page
  3. On the "Manage Course" page, click the link "Backup Course" at the bottom right under "Course Functions" for web site backup
  4. On the "Backup Course" page, select "Create backup" from the drop down box on left side and click the "Go" button
  5. Enter a short description of the backup file if necessary. Click the "Create" button to continue
  6. Click the "Continue "button after the backup process is completed
  7. On the "Backup Course" page, choose the backup file at the bottom; select Download" from the drop down box on right side and click the "Go" button
  8. You may then save the backup "zip" file on desktop of your PC or other location
  9. After finishing download the backup, choose the backup file at the bottom; select "Delete" from the drop down box on right side and click the "Go" button

Step 2 is listed below in details:
Upload and restore a subject web site on production server ( http://webct2.polyu.edu.hk/ )

  1. Login to WebCT , and click a link to access the Home Page of a course
  2. Click "Control Panel " on top left corner of the Home page
  3. Click "Manage Course"
  4. On the "Manage Course" page, click the link "Backup Course" at the top of the right side
  5. On the "Backup Course" page, click "Upload backup" button on the right side
  6. On the "Upload Backup File" page, click the "Browse" button and locate the backup "zip" file from your PC and click "Open"
  7. After file name is displayed on the "Upload Backup File" page, click the "Upload" button (if you had uploaded a backup file before, you have to delete it before you could upload a new one)
  8. Choose this new backup file on "Backup Courses" page, click "Keep users" button on right side and click the "Ok" button
  9. Click the "Continue" button when you see the message "Success: The course has been restored"
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