customscripts

Custom Scripts Mechanism

Any scripts that are called directly via a url (eg index.php, user/view.php) 
can now be customised by placing a file with the same name (including directories) in 
my_moodle_data_dir/customscripts
For example:
my_moodle_data_dir/customscripts/index.php; my_moodle_data_dir/customscripts/user/view.php

• this is for people making short term changes to VISIBLE web pages in the moodle source code
  • need to check relative links ; for example: never require ../config.php
  • cannot add new files to customscripts folder because they are not accessible directly via web.
  • better to use cvs or cogito for long term management of customisations to moodle code

• This does not work if $CFG->wwwroot is set to https:// -- see http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-21992

• it seems to have been used extensively only by the Moodle_for_Mobiles project

• to enable Custom Scripts, add $CFG->customscripts=path/to/customscript/folder (see Configuration_file)

References

• http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=31895
• http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/QuickSearch.jspa and type "customscripts"