Moodle site moodle directory

The Moodle code is located in its own directory (folder) with files and sub-directories. Generally speaking, these can be found in the zip file in the standard download in and will be unpacked in a directory called "moodle".

Files

There are some key files in the "moodle" directory:

config.php - contains basic settings. This file does not come with Moodle. It is created when the install.php script runs or it can be created and edited manually.

install.php - the script that will run to create config.php

version.php - defines the current version of Moodle code

index.php - the front page of the site

Moodle directories

Located in the "moodle" directory are the sub directories, which will contain more sub directories and php code files:

admin/ - code to administrate the whole server

auth/ - plugin modules to authenticate users

blocks/ - plugin modules for the little side blocks on many pages

calendar/ - all the code for managing and displaying calendars

course/ - code to display and manage courses

doc/ - help documentation for Moodle

files/ - code to display and manage uploaded files

lang/ - texts in different languages, one directory per language

lib/ - libraries of core Moodle code

login/ - code to handle login and account creation

mod/ - all the main Moodle course modules are here

pix/ - generic site graphics

theme/ - theme packs/skins to change the look of the site

user/ - code to display and manage users

moodledata - another folder

When a Moodle site is created in the install process, a folder is created outside of the "moodle" folder, usually called "moodledata". This folder includes user, course, site language and cached information.

See also

Installing Moodle