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* Plan your '''system capacity''' by obtain appropriate hardware to support the number of users in your organisation. See [[Installing Moodle]] in the How Many Users section for a method to estimate the required hardware. | * Plan your '''system capacity''' by obtain appropriate hardware to support the number of users in your organisation. See [[Installing Moodle]] in the How Many Users section for a method to estimate the required hardware. | ||
* Install your '''database server'''. You have a choice of [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ MySQL] (recommended), Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Moodle 1.7 or later) or Oracle. | * Install your '''database server'''. You have a choice of [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ MySQL] (recommended), [[Installing MSSQL for PHP | Microsoft SQL Server 2005]] (only for Moodle 1.7 or later) or Oracle. | ||
* Install '''PHP'''. See [http://www.peterguy.com/php/install_IIS6.html How to install PHP 5.x on Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6] for instructions. | * Install '''PHP'''. See [http://www.peterguy.com/php/install_IIS6.html How to install PHP 5.x on Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6] for instructions. | ||
* Install your '''web server'''. You require either Apache 2 or IIS 6. | * Install your '''web server'''. You require either Apache 2 or IIS 6. | ||
* Install '''Moodle''' by getting the standard installation for Moodle from [http://download.moodle.org/ http://download.moodle.org/] and read [[Installing Moodle]] which has detailed generic information. | * Install '''Moodle''' by getting the standard installation for Moodle from [http://download.moodle.org/ http://download.moodle.org/] and read [[Installing Moodle]] which has detailed generic information. | ||
* Once Moodle is setup and configured, you should '''setup backups''' of the system in case of failure or loss of data. | * Once Moodle is setup and configured, you should '''setup backups''' of the system in case of failure or loss of data. | ||
* Check your server '''security and performance'''. It is also good practice to read the [[Performance]] and [[Security]] documentation. Although this is targetted at Linux/Unix users, there is much which can be applied to Windows systems. | * Check your server '''security and performance'''. It is also good practice to read the [[Performance]] and [[Security]] documentation. Although this is targetted at Linux/Unix users, there is much which can be applied to Windows systems. | ||
* Set-up your '''Active Directory authentication'''. You can use the standard [[LDAP authentication]] which prompts users with a username/password, or [[NTLM authentication | integrated NTLM authentication]] which does not require campus users to enter their credentials. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Cron | Installing Cron on Windows]] for setting up the Moodle scheduled task. | * [[Cron | Installing Cron on Windows]] for setting up the Moodle scheduled task. | ||
* [[Configuring aspell on Windows 2003 Server]] for setting up the Moodle spell checker. | * [[Configuring aspell on Windows 2003 Server]] for setting up the Moodle spell checker. | ||
[[Category:Administrator]] | [[Category:Administrator]] | ||
[[Category:Installation]] | [[Category:Installation]] | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 10 January 2007
Installation Packages
If you are running a small (less than 30 users) Moodle server or just want to test Moodle on your Windows XP PC, pre-built packages are available for you to use. Here are links to pages containing step-by-step instructions for installing Moodle using install packages:
- Complete install packages for most Windows versions
- This section has a quick way to install a complete package on a Windows XP machine
- Installation guide for Windows using XAMPP in case you want to retrofit
Manual Installation
For medium to large installations (e.g. a college or university), it is best practice to install Moodle on your server manually.
- Plan your system capacity by obtain appropriate hardware to support the number of users in your organisation. See Installing Moodle in the How Many Users section for a method to estimate the required hardware.
- Install your database server. You have a choice of MySQL (recommended), Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (only for Moodle 1.7 or later) or Oracle.
- Install PHP. See How to install PHP 5.x on Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6 for instructions.
- Install your web server. You require either Apache 2 or IIS 6.
- Install Moodle by getting the standard installation for Moodle from http://download.moodle.org/ and read Installing Moodle which has detailed generic information.
- Once Moodle is setup and configured, you should setup backups of the system in case of failure or loss of data.
- Check your server security and performance. It is also good practice to read the Performance and Security documentation. Although this is targetted at Linux/Unix users, there is much which can be applied to Windows systems.
- Set-up your Active Directory authentication. You can use the standard LDAP authentication which prompts users with a username/password, or integrated NTLM authentication which does not require campus users to enter their credentials.
See also
- Windows-based server forum is the main forum for asking questions about your Moodle Windows installation.
- Installing APC in Windows contains instructions for using a PHP accelerator to reduce processor load.
- Installing Cron on Windows for setting up the Moodle scheduled task.
- Configuring aspell on Windows 2003 Server for setting up the Moodle spell checker.
