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== Alternative to manual installation ==
  
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Some users may prefer to skip manual installation by using a pre-integrated [[Moodle appliance]].
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== Installation & Upgrading ==
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*[[Installation Quickstart]] for an overview of the installation steps
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*[[Installing Moodle]] for detailed installation instructions
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*[[Installation FAQ]]
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*[[Installing AMP|Options for installing Apache, MySQL and PHP]]
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*[[Upgrading|Upgrading Moodle]]
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*[[Installing contributed modules or plugins]]
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== System-specific Instructions & Packages ==
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===Unix/Linux-based===
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* [[SUSE Linux Server 10|Automated Installation Guide for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10]] operating system
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* [[RedHat Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for RedHat]] operating system
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* [[Debian GNU/Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Debian GNU/Linux]] operating system
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* [[Step-by-step Installation Guide for Ubuntu]]
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* [[Manual_installation_on_Ubuntu|Manual Installation on Ubuntu]]
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* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Zenwalk-5.0|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Zenwalk-5.0]]
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* [[OLPC XS installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for the One Laptop per Child XS Server (Beta)]]
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* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10]]
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===Windows===
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* [[Windows installation|Windows installations with instructions for Windows NT/2000/2003 servers]]
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* [[Windows installation using XAMPP|Windows installation using XAMPP: Apache, MySQL and PHP]]
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* [[Development:Windows_Installer_anywhere|MoodleAnywhere]] another Windows installation package
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* [[Installing Moodle on Windows Vista]] - how to
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===Mac===
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* [[Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X | Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X 10.3/10.4/10.5]]
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* [[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]]
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* [[Step by Step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server|Step by step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server]]
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===Web Hosts===
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* [[1and1_MySQL_installation | Installation on '''1and1''' web hosting]]
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* [[powweb_MySQL_installation | Step-by-step Installation on '''Powweb''' web hosting]]
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* [[Step-by-step Installation using the old version of CPanel]]
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* [[Step-by-step Installation using the new version of CPanel]]
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===Database===
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* [[Installing Oracle for PHP]]
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* [[Installing MSSQL for PHP]]
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* [[Installing Postgres for PHP]]
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===Plugins===
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* [[Installing contributed modules or plugins]]
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==Security, Performance and Roles==
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*[[Security]] contains important security procedures for a production site
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*[[Performance]] for ideas on improving the speed of your installation
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*[[Manage roles]] For Moodle 1.7 and later.
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*[[Reducing spam in Moodle]]
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*[[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.
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*[[nagios]] Open source software to monitor servers
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== FAQs ==
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*[[Installation FAQ]]
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*[[Beginning Administration FAQ]]
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*[[Administration FAQ]]
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*[[Performance FAQ]]
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*[[Backup and restore FAQ]]
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*[[Errors FAQ]]
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*[[:Category:FAQ|List of FAQs]]
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== Configuration Settings ==
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=== Site administration setting===
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[[Site administration block]] contains most site configuration settings including:
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*[[Front Page settings]]- initial or home page of a Moodle site
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*[[Themes]] - user interface packages of XHTML and CSS controls
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*[[Language]] - default and additional language packs
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*[[Activity modules administration]]
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*[[Blocks administration]]
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*[[Filters]] - Text and Multimedea plugins
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*[[Backup settings]]
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*[[HTML editor settings]]
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*[[Calendar settings]]
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*[[Maintenance mode]]
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*[[Notification page]] used to update versions
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*[[Settings block]] Moodle 2.0 site settings location
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===Other settings===
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*[[Course settings]] for course home page configuration
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**Each type of [[Activities|activity]], [[resource]] and [[:Category:Block|block]] has their own settings
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*Older versions settings
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**[[Site settings]] pre 1.7
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**[[Variables]] pre 1.6
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**[[Location of admin settings in 1.7|Comparison between configuration settings in Moodle 1.6 & 1.7]]
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==User Management==
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*[[Authentication]] of user on a site
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*[[Add new user|Add a new user]] - on a site
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*[[Upload users]] - from a file to a site, and into existing course and group, some existing user global updates
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*[[User_profile_fields]]
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*[[Enrolment plugins]]
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**[[Flat file]] - enrol existing users in a course
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*[[Roles and capabilities|Assigning user a role]] - typical assignments include:
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**[[Students|Enrol students in a course]]
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**[[Unenrolment]] Student
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**[[Courses (administrator)|Assign teachers]] - to a course
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**[[Assign creators|Assign course creators]] - in a site
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**[[Assign administrators]] - in a site
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==Other==
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*[[Courses (administrator)|Courses]] and [[Course formats|course formats]]
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*[[Reports (administrator)]] and [[Logs]]
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*[[Site files]]
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*[[Moodle database|Moodle site database]]
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*[[Environment]]
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*[[MNet|Moodle Network]] and Moodle [[Community hub]]
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*[[Streaming Media]]
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*[[Case studies (administrator)]]
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*[[Anti-virus]]
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*[[System Monitoring and Server Statistic Software]]
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*[[Integrate Moodle, LDAP and SIMS.net]]
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*[[How to rebuild context paths]]
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*[[Hacking the Moodle 2.0 database transfer script to convert a Moodle 1.9 site]]
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*[[Category:ProxyProblems]]
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==See also==
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*[[:Category:Administrator | Index of all Administrator-related pages]]
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*[[Integrations]]
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*[[CVS for Administrators]]
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*[[Email processing]]
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*[[Search engine optimization]]
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*[[Messaging]]
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*[[Migration]]
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*[[Metacourses]]
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*[[Block layout]]
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*[[Customizing Moodle]]
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*[[Administrator do's and don'ts]]
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*[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 16: Moodle Administration
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*[[Administration hacks]]
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*[[Git]] Version control, upgrading
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[[Category: Administrator]]
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[[de:Dokumentation für Administratoren]]

Revision as of 06:21, 4 August 2010

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

Alternative to manual installation

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

Installation & Upgrading

System-specific Instructions & Packages

Unix/Linux-based

Windows

Mac

Web Hosts

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

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