Editing Moodle Installation

== about Moodle ==
* [http://moodle.org/ Moodle - A Free, Open Source Course Management System for Online Learning]([http://docs.moodle.org/ MoodleDocs], [http://docs.moodle.org/en/Release_Notes Release Notes], [http://docs.moodle.org/zh/%E9%A6%96%E9%A1%B5 中文MoodleDocs], [http://moodle.org/course/category.php?id=1 BBS], [http://xref.moodle.org/nav.html?index.html PHP Cross Reference of Moodle])
* Moodle 討論區: 
*# [http://moodle.hcc.edu.tw/moodle/mod/forum/view.php?f=30 Moodle加油站的「你問我答-大家來討論」討論區] {{Gd}}
*# [http://course.skps.kh.edu.tw/course/view.php?id=3 林宏隆老師的 Moodle 討論區]
*#  [http://twpug.net/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=24 台灣PHP聯盟(Taiwan PHP User Group) - 討論區 - 數位學習平台]
* Moodle線上教學
** [http://www.gfes.ilc.edu.tw/~gavin/mydata/webdata/learnMoodle/ 宜蘭縣Moodle數位學習平台研習教學網站] 
** [http://www.twedutest.com/moodle/course/view.php?id=59 課程: 如何使用 Moodle (教師版)]
** [http://moodle.club.tw/moodle/course/view.php?id=23 課程: Moodle平台使用123] (需註冊為會員)
** [http://163.20.160.21/xoops22/modules/tadbook2/index.php?op=view_one_book&book_sn=1 Moodle線上教學平台 電子書] - 簡介Moodle  (ISBN 9861256598) 及 [http://tpc.k12.edu.tw/1001216482/index.html Moodle 1.5.3 架站錄影教學]


=== Who use Moodle ===
* [http://enjoy.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ 科學園]及其他有登記在Moodle官方網站的臺灣[http://moodle.org/sites/index.php?country=TW 網站清單]
: or my bookmarks tagged with [http://del.icio.us/planetoid/moodle+courses moodle+courses]

== install web server ex: AppServ or XAMPP ==
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

download XAMPP from http://www.apachefriends.org/

== install Moodle ==
official document: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Installing_Moodle

=== AppServ ===
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

=== XAMPP ===
in php.ini (xampp/php/php.ini or check the location of file by using the [http://php.net/manual/en/function.phpinfo.php phpinfo() function] ), unmark the curl extension
<pre> extension=php_curl.dll </pre>


in moodle\lang\en_utf8\countries.php
<pre>
$string['TW'] = 'Taiwan, Province Of China';
change to $string['TW'] = 'Taiwan';
</pre>

== 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 protected: change the root password



=== 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";


=== secure the config.php ===
* in windows, setting the "read-only" permission of the config.php  file 


=== 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)]

=== 開放訪客註冊 ===
* Administration / Users / Authentication / Manage authentication
** Self registration: Email-based self-registration (Moodle 1.9.7)


=== Message: Enabling the PHP setting display_errors is not recommended on production sites because some error messages may reveal sensitive information about your server. ===
* find php.ini file
<pre>
original: display_errors = On
after: display_errors = Off
</pre>

* restart the apache service

== 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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