Moodle Installation

2008-10-22T10:42:32Z

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== install AppServ ==
download AppServ 2.4.x from [http://www.appservnetwork.com/ AppServ Open Project]
* select custom to check some options of installation
** (Apache) Server Name: domain name or IP or localhost
** (MySQL) change the password

== install Moodle ==
download appserv AddOns for Moodle from AppServ Open Project
* install appserv-AddOns-Moodle-1.5.exe
** default: admin, passwd: admin {moodle}/config.php
** http://localhost/moodle

== upgrade Moodle ==
* Subscribe the latest announcement of [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7128 Moodle Security Procedures] forum
* backup data
** backup the (MySQL) data file
** backup the {moodle data} files
** backup the moodle php files those you modified
* download the latest version of moodle
* (optional) Restart the server to refresh the cache and load the lang pack normally.
* run the {moodle}/install.php
** '''note''': the path of data should be file:\\aaa\\data at MS Windows
* move the {moodle}/theme/{cstomized theme files}

== secure the phpMyadmin ==
* password or move to another verbose-named directory

=== 系統設定 » Variables ===
* lang: en -> zhtw_utf-8 ('''Recommend:''' Download the lang pack from official website by yourself not your moodle.)
* langlist: en, zh_tw_utf8
* (optional) slasharguments: file.php?file=/pic.jpg
* smtphosts: ISP?
* enablerssfeeds: 是

* {moodle}/config.php

$CFG->dirroot = 'C:\AppServ\www\moodle';
-> $CFG->dirroot = "c:\appserv\www\moodle";

=== cron.php maintenance script ===
==== method1 (require the admin permission) ====
* download from http://moodle.org/download/modules/moodle-cron-for-windows.zip
* add the URL of path/to/cron.php to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MoodleCron\Sites
: more on [http://docs.moodle.org/en/Cron Moodle docs: Cron]

==== method2 (not require the admin permission) ====
* download the [http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm wget for windows]
* create the cron.bat as follows
<pre>REM -- run Moodle cron job
FOR /F "tokens=1-8 delims=/:. " %%J IN ("%date% %time%") DO SET timestamp=%%M-%%L-%%K_at_%%N.%%O.%%P
wget http://path.to/cron.php -q -O Moodle_cron_%timestamp%.txt
</pre>
* add to the scheduled tasks (程式集 -> 附屬應用程式 -> 系統工具 -> 排定的工作)
** (optional) If you do not want to see the pop-up prompt window, you may need to install [http://www.ntwind.com/software/utilities/hstart.html hstart]. And add the following path to your scheduled tasks
<pre>path/to/hstart.exe /NOCONSOLE /IDLE path/to/cron.bat </pre>

reference: [http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/tips/4662/?hl=zh-TW Remember The Milk - Forums / Tips & Tricks / Automatic backup (Windows script)]

== modify the translation file ==
* [[Translation of Moodle]]

== optional ==

=== move the data to another HD ===
* C:\AppServ\apache\conf\httpd.conf

move the webpages to another hard disk

DocumentRoot "C:/AppServ/www"
-> DocumentRoot "D:/www"

* restart apache service

* modify {moodle}/config.php

=== insert the tracking script ===
* modify the {moodle}/theme/{default_theme_name}/footer.html
* insert the tracking script ex: [http://www.google.com/analytics/ Google analytics] codes

== other notes ==
[[Moodle Assign roles]] for 1.7.x

Moodle wiki syntax (markup)
* CamelWord
* Free link
** <pre>[Free_link]</pre>
** or <pre>[Description | Free_link]</pre>

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