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The purpose of this page is to list useful links by general topics for administrators of a Moodle site.
The purpose of this page is to list useful links by general topics for administrators of a Moodle site.
==Table of Contents==
__TOC__
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*[[Upgrading|Upgrading Moodle]]
*[[Upgrading|Upgrading Moodle]]
*[[Installing contributed modules or plugins]]
*[[Installing contributed modules or plugins]]
[[Administrator documentation#Table of Contents|Top]]


== System-specific Instructions & Packages ==
== System-specific Instructions & Packages ==
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* [[RedHat Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for RedHat]] operating system
* [[RedHat Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for RedHat]] operating system
* [[Debian GNU/Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Debian GNU/Linux]] operating system
* [[Debian GNU/Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Debian GNU/Linux]] operating system
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Ubuntu]]
* [[Step-by-step Installation Guide for Ubuntu]]
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Ubuntu using apt-get]]
* [[Manual installation of Moodle 2.0 on Mythbuntu using Git|Manual installation of Moodle 2.0 on Mythbuntu (and Ubuntu 10.10, 11.04) using Git]]
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Zenwalk-5.0]]
* [[Manual_installation_on_Ubuntu|Manual Installation on Ubuntu]]
* [[OLPC XS installation|Step by Step Installation Guide for the One Laptop per Child XS Server (Beta)]]
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Zenwalk-5.0|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Zenwalk-5.0]]
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10]]
* [[OLPC XS installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for the One Laptop per Child XS Server (Beta)]]
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10]]
* [[Installation Guide for Installing on Amazon EC2]]


===Windows===
===Windows===
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* [[Development:Windows_Installer_anywhere|MoodleAnywhere]] another Windows installation package
* [[Development:Windows_Installer_anywhere|MoodleAnywhere]] another Windows installation package
* [[Installing Moodle on Windows Vista]] - how to
* [[Installing Moodle on Windows Vista]] - how to
* [http://www.bfcnetworks.com/whitepapers/installing-moodle-on-windows-server-iis-sql/ Installing Moodle on Windows Server 2008 x86]
* [http://www.bfcnetworks.com/whitepapers/installing-moodle-on-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-sql-iis/ Installing Moodle on Windows Server 2008 R2]
* [http://www.bfcnetworks.com/whitepapers/implementing-moodle-on-a-windows-high-availability-environment// Implementing Moodle on a Windows High Availability Environment] Implementing Moodle 1.9 on 2 Microsoft Load Balanced Web Front End Server and a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Cluster environment


===Mac===
===Mac===
* [[Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X | Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X 10.3/10.4/10.5]]
* [[Step by Step Installation on a Mac OS X Server|Step by step Installation on a Mac OS X Server 10.5/10.6]]
* [[Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X | Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X Clients 10.4/10.5/10.6]]
* [[Step-by-step Guide for Installing Moodle on Mac OS X 10.4 Client|Step by Step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.4 Client using the internal web server]]
* [[Step-by-step Guide for Installing Moodle on Mac OS X 10.4 Client|Step by Step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.4 Client using the internal web server]]
* [[Step by Step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server|Step by step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server]]


===Web Hosts===
===Web Hosts===
* [[1and1_MySQL_installation | Installation on '''1and1''' web hosting]]
* [[1and1_MySQL_installation | Installation on '''1and1''' web hosting]]
* [[powweb_MySQL_installation | Step-by-step Installation on '''Powweb''' web hosting]]
* [[powweb_MySQL_installation | Step-by-step Installation on '''Powweb''' web hosting]]
* [[Step-by-step Installation using the old version of CPanel]]
* [[Step-by-step Installation using the new version of CPanel]]
===Appliances===
Some users may prefer to skip manual installation by using a pre-integrated [[Moodle appliance]].


===Database===
===Database===
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* [[Installing Postgres for PHP]]
* [[Installing Postgres for PHP]]


[[Administrator documentation#Table of Contents|Top]]
===Plugins===
* [[Installing contributed modules or plugins]]


==Security, Performance and Roles==
==Security, Performance and Roles==


*[[Security]] contains important security procedures for a production site
*[[Security]] contains important security procedures for a production site
*[[Performance | Performance and optimization]] for ideas on improving the speed of your installation
*[[Performance]] for ideas on improving the speed of your installation
*[[Manage roles | Managing roles]] For Moodle 1.7 and later.
*[[Manage roles]] For Moodle 1.7 and later.
*[[Reducing spam in Moodle]]
*[[Reducing spam in Moodle]]
*[[suhosin]] is an advanced protection system for PHP installation. It was designed to protect servers and users from known and unknown flaws in PHP applications and the PHP core.
*[[suhosin]] is an advanced protection system for PHP installation. It was designed to protect servers and users from known and unknown flaws in PHP applications and the PHP core.
*[[nagios]] Open source software to monitor servers


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== FAQs ==
== FAQs ==


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*[[Beginning Administration FAQ]]
*[[Beginning Administration FAQ]]
*[[Administration FAQ]]
*[[Administration FAQ]]
*[[Performance FAQ]]
*[[Backup and restore FAQ]]
*[[Backup and restore FAQ]]
*[[Errors FAQ]]
*[[Errors FAQ]]
 
*[[:Category:FAQ|List of FAQs]]
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== Configuration Settings ==
== Configuration Settings ==
*[[Site administration block]] contains configuration setting links
=== Site administration setting===
*[[Notification page]] used to update versions
[[Site administration block]] contains most site configuration settings including:
*[[Variables]]
*[[Front Page settings]]- initial or home page of a Moodle site
*[[Site settings]]
*[[Themes]] - user interface packages of XHTML and CSS controls
*[[Themes]]
*[[Language]] - default and additional language packs
*[[Language]]
*[[Activity modules administration]]
*[[Activity modules administration]]
*[[Blocks administration]]
*[[Blocks administration]]
*[[Filters]]
*[[Filters]] - Text and Multimedea plugins
*[[Backup settings]]
*[[Backup settings]]
*[[HTML editor settings]]
*[[HTML editor settings]]
*[[Calendar settings]]
*[[Calendar settings]]
*[[Maintenance mode]]
*[[Maintenance mode]]
*[[Notification page]] used to update versions


* See also:  
===Other settings===
**[[Location of admin settings in 1.7|Comparison between configuration settings in Moodle 1.6 & 1.7]]
*[[Course settings]] for course home page configuration
**Each type of [[Activities|activity]], [[resource]] and [[:Category:Block|block]] has their own settings
*[[Location of admin settings in 1.7|Comparison between configuration settings in Moodle 1.6 & 1.7]]


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==User Management==
==User Management==


*[[Authentication]]
*[[Authentication]] of user on a site
*[[Add new user|Add a new user]] - on a site
*[[Add new user|Add a new user]] - on a site
*[[Upload users]] - from a file to a site, and into existing course and group, some existing user global updates
*[[Upload users]] - from a file to a site, and into existing course and group, some existing user global updates
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**[[Assign creators|Assign course creators]] - in a site
**[[Assign creators|Assign course creators]] - in a site
**[[Assign administrators]] - in a site
**[[Assign administrators]] - in a site
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==Other==
==Other==
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*[[Reports (administrator)]] and [[Logs]]
*[[Reports (administrator)]] and [[Logs]]
*[[Site files]]
*[[Site files]]
*[[Moodle database|Database]]
*[[Moodle database|Moodle site database]]  
*[[Environment]]
*[[Environment]]
*[[Moodle Network]] and Moodle [[Community hub]]
*[[MNet|Moodle Network]] and Moodle [[Community hub]]
*[[Streaming Media]]
*[[Streaming Media]]
*[[Case studies (administrator)]]
*[[Case studies (administrator)]]
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*[[Hacking the Moodle 2.0 database transfer script to convert a Moodle 1.9 site]]
*[[Hacking the Moodle 2.0 database transfer script to convert a Moodle 1.9 site]]
*[[Category:ProxyProblems]]
*[[Category:ProxyProblems]]
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 16: Moodle Administration
*[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 16: Moodle Administration
*[[Administration hacks]]
*[[Administration hacks]]
 
*[[Git]] Version control, upgrading
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[[Category: Administrator]]
[[Category: Administrator]]

Latest revision as of 13:25, 7 July 2011

The purpose of this page is to list useful links by general topics for administrators of a Moodle site.

Installation & Upgrading

System-specific Instructions & Packages

Unix/Linux-based

Windows

Mac

Web Hosts

Appliances

Some users may prefer to skip manual installation by using a pre-integrated Moodle appliance.

Database

Plugins

Security, Performance and Roles

  • Security contains important security procedures for a production site
  • Performance for ideas on improving the speed of your installation
  • Manage roles For Moodle 1.7 and later.
  • Reducing spam in Moodle
  • suhosin is an advanced protection system for PHP installation. It was designed to protect servers and users from known and unknown flaws in PHP applications and the PHP core.
  • nagios Open source software to monitor servers

FAQs

Configuration Settings

Site administration setting

Site administration block contains most site configuration settings including:

Other settings

User Management

Other

See also