diff --git a/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php
index 89ee0864923d908f7f41e022a7a97025f150ea54..ab73464127a0fe574b13abc037232bb8d0ffa74a 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class backup_manager {
$archivefile = date("Y-m-d") . "-ID-{$recordid}-COURSE-{$courseid}.mbz";
// Path of backup folder.
- $path = $CFG->dataroot . '/lifecycle_backups';
+ $path = get_config('tool_lifecycle', 'backup_path');
// If the path doesn't exist, make it so!
if (!is_dir($path)) {
umask(0000);
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class backup_manager {
$targetfilename = \restore_controller::get_tempdir_name($backuprecord->courseid, get_admin()->id);
$target = $backuptmpdir . '/' . $targetfilename;
// Create the location of the actual backup file.
- $source = $CFG->dataroot . '/lifecycle_backups/' . $backuprecord->backupfile;
+ $source = get_config('tool_lifecycle', 'backup_path') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $backuprecord->backupfile;
// Check if the backup file exists.
if (!file_exists($source)) {
throw new \moodle_exception('errorbackupfiledoesnotexist', 'tool_lifecycle', $source);
diff --git a/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php b/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php
index 95755a1eeb51806594e84c923b14c1eba356cf6e..53ea9c9d5ac4b6dcb00d328fcaeaa5cb747ed91a 100644
--- a/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php
+++ b/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ $string['config_delay_duration'] = 'Default duration of a course delay';
$string['config_delay_duration_desc'] = 'This setting defines the default delay duration of a workflow
in case one of its processes is rolled back or finishes.
The delay duration determines how long a course will be excepted from being processed again in either of the cases.';
+$string['config_backup_path'] = 'Path of the lifecycle backup folder';
+$string['config_backup_path_desc'] = 'This settings defines the storage location of the backups created by the backup step.
+The path has to be specified as an absolute path on your server.';
$string['active_processes_list_header'] = 'Active processes';
$string['adminsettings_heading'] = 'Workflow settings';
$string['active_manual_workflows_heading'] = 'Active manual workflows';
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index f2da89cf7b840d27d65912c972d81a1b4d878900..c4dd329b6310af7d248c621690582999ed688711 100644
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ if ($hassiteconfig) {
get_string('config_delay_duration_desc', 'tool_lifecycle'),
183 * 24 * 60 * 60)); // Dafault value is 180 days.
+ $settings->add(new admin_setting_configtext('tool_lifecycle/backup_path',
+ get_string('config_backup_path', 'tool_lifecycle'),
+ get_string('config_backup_path_desc', 'tool_lifecycle'),
+ $CFG->dataroot . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'lifecycle_backups'));
+
$ADMIN->add('lifecycle_category', new tool_lifecycle\admin_page_active_processes());
$ADMIN->add('lifecycle_category', new tool_lifecycle\admin_page_course_backups());
$ADMIN->add('lifecycle_category', new tool_lifecycle\admin_page_sublugins());
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 3e1554fcbe79457f78d317de1f346e5c62ff1bde..b97f25a0750dfb1969d62425b73d92d80627a0e7 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
$plugin->maturity = MATURITY_BETA;
-$plugin->version = 2019120200;
+$plugin->version = 2019120201;
$plugin->component = 'tool_lifecycle';
$plugin->requires = 2017111300; // Require Moodle 3.4 (or above).
$plugin->release = 'v3.8-r1';