{{Managing a Moodle site}} Authentication is the process of allowing a user to log in to a Moodle site with a username and password.

{{Managing a Moodle site}} ...dd students to their course and do not have permission to add users to the site. (If you're a teacher looking for instructions on how to add students to yo

This error can occur when Moodle tries to access a record in the Moodle database that does not exist. This can happen when you try to view your student prof ...e site. Always use the navigation that is part of Moodle to get around the site.

...teraction (lesson or activity) data from an external source such as XML, a database or a web service. For more information about the SWF Activity Module, please visit the project site on Google Code:

== Database Changes == **'''Not visible''' - only a site administrator can see and edit this field

...ore code and any contributed plugins installed on the site in ''Settings > Site Administration > Server > Update notifications''. See [[Available update no An administrator can set up login failure notification in ''Settings > Site Administration > Security > Notifications''.

{{Database}}==Adding a database activity== To add a database activity:

If statistics are enabled for the site, graphs and tables of user activity may be generated. ...d tables show how many '''hits''' there have been on various parts of your site during various time frames. They '''do not''' show how many distinct users

A student could add an image to a forum discussion, glossary or database. It is also possible (with certain restrictions) to embed code from sites s ==Site administration settings==

Location: '' Site administration > Plugins > Authentication > External database'' ...new account will be created and their information copied from the external database.

...ourse/site filter config | Optional Configuration of Filters by Course and Site]] * Allow filtering data before it will save in database? It will do possible exclude some data from text (like TeX formulas) and sa

...hema") in your database and the version you would get creating a new empty site. This happens because of small errors or oversights in the upgrade scripts. ...re the database schema of the "production" site to that of a newly created site (where no upgrades have been performed) using '''exactly''' the same code b

...your Moodle site from one server to another. For example, moving a Moodle site from shared hosting service's server to a dedicated server. This involves moving a whole site from one server to another. If you are changing the domain/IP address to th

...formance settings can be changed by an administrator in ''Administration > Site administration > Server > Performance''. ==Other site administration settings which may affect performance==

{{Database}} ==Where can I download additional database presets?==

Sometimes, if something has gone wrong in your database, you will get an error like: ...id, you may wish to [[How to check your database for corruption|check your database for corruption]] before running the repair script below.

Location: Settings link in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Authentication > Manage authentication'' With PAM you can use the same user database for different applications log ins (SSO - Single Sign On). PAM also support

...1.9 site with many custom extensions and potential legacy issues with it's database. I needed to do the following to update from the latest 1.9.8 to 2.0:

...ers and managers to access files used within a course and elsewhere on the site which they have permission to access. * [[Database activity module|Database]]

Enabling the use of portfolios in Moodle is a 2-step process for a site administrator: # Check the enableportfolios box in ''Administration > Site administration > [[Advanced features]]''