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The purpose of this page is to list useful links by general topics for administrators of a Moodle site. | |||
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== Alternative to manual installation == | |||
Some users may prefer to skip manual installation by using a pre-integrated [[Moodle appliance]]. | |||
== Installation & Upgrading == | |||
*[[Installation Quickstart]] for an overview of the installation steps | |||
*[[Installing Moodle]] for detailed installation instructions | |||
*[[Installation FAQ]] | |||
*[[Installing AMP|Options for installing Apache, MySQL and PHP]] | |||
*[[Upgrading|Upgrading Moodle]] | |||
*[[Installing contributed modules or plugins]] | |||
== System-specific Instructions & Packages == | |||
===Unix/Linux-based=== | |||
* [[SUSE Linux Server 10|Automated Installation Guide for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10]] operating system | |||
* [[RedHat Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for RedHat]] operating system | |||
* [[Debian GNU/Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Debian GNU/Linux]] operating system | |||
* [[Step-by-step Installation Guide for Ubuntu]] | |||
* [[Manual_installation_on_Ubuntu|Manual Installation on Ubuntu]] | |||
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Zenwalk-5.0|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Zenwalk-5.0]] | |||
* [[OLPC XS installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for the One Laptop per Child XS Server (Beta)]] | |||
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10]] | |||
===Windows=== | |||
* [[Windows installation|Windows installations with instructions for Windows NT/2000/2003 servers]] | |||
* [[Windows installation using XAMPP|Windows installation using XAMPP: Apache, MySQL and PHP]] | |||
* [[Development:Windows_Installer_anywhere|MoodleAnywhere]] another Windows installation package | |||
* [[Installing Moodle on Windows Vista]] - how to | |||
===Mac=== | |||
* [[Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X | Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X 10.3/10.4/10.5]] | |||
* [[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]] | |||
* [[Step by Step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server|Step by step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server]] | |||
===Web Hosts=== | |||
* [[1and1_MySQL_installation | Installation on '''1and1''' web hosting]] | |||
* [[powweb_MySQL_installation | Step-by-step Installation on '''Powweb''' web hosting]] | |||
* [[Step-by-step Installation using the old version of CPanel]] | |||
* [[Step-by-step Installation using the new version of CPanel]] | |||
===Database=== | |||
* [[Installing Oracle for PHP]] | |||
* [[Installing MSSQL for PHP]] | |||
* [[Installing Postgres for PHP]] | |||
===Plugins=== | |||
* [[Installing contributed modules or 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 == | |||
*[[Installation FAQ]] | |||
*[[Beginning Administration FAQ]] | |||
*[[Administration FAQ]] | |||
*[[Performance FAQ]] | |||
*[[Backup and restore FAQ]] | |||
*[[Errors FAQ]] | |||
*[[:Category:FAQ|List of FAQs]] | |||
== Configuration Settings == | |||
=== Site administration setting=== | |||
[[Site administration block]] contains most site configuration settings including: | |||
*[[Front Page settings]]- initial or home page of a Moodle site | |||
*[[Themes]] - user interface packages of XHTML and CSS controls | |||
*[[Language]] - default and additional language packs | |||
*[[Activity modules administration]] | |||
*[[Blocks administration]] | |||
*[[Filters]] - Text and Multimedea plugins | |||
*[[Backup settings]] | |||
*[[HTML editor settings]] | |||
*[[Calendar settings]] | |||
*[[Maintenance mode]] | |||
*[[Notification page]] used to update versions | |||
*[[Settings block]] Moodle 2.0 site settings location | |||
===Other settings=== | |||
*[[Course settings]] for course home page configuration | |||
**Each type of [[Activities|activity]], [[resource]] and [[:Category:Block|block]] has their own settings | |||
*Older versions settings | |||
**[[Site settings]] pre 1.7 | |||
**[[Variables]] pre 1.6 | |||
**[[Location of admin settings in 1.7|Comparison between configuration settings in Moodle 1.6 & 1.7]] | |||
==User Management== | |||
*[[Authentication]] of user on a site | |||
*[[Add new user|Add a new user]] - on a site | |||
*[[Upload users]] - from a file to a site, and into existing course and group, some existing user global updates | |||
*[[User_profile_fields]] | |||
*[[Enrolment plugins]] | |||
**[[Flat file]] - enrol existing users in a course | |||
*[[Roles and capabilities|Assigning user a role]] - typical assignments include: | |||
**[[Students|Enrol students in a course]] | |||
**[[Unenrolment]] Student | |||
**[[Courses (administrator)|Assign teachers]] - to a course | |||
**[[Assign creators|Assign course creators]] - in a site | |||
**[[Assign administrators]] - in a site | |||
==Other== | |||
*[[Courses (administrator)|Courses]] and [[Course formats|course formats]] | |||
*[[Reports (administrator)]] and [[Logs]] | |||
*[[Site files]] | |||
*[[Moodle database|Moodle site database]] | |||
*[[Environment]] | |||
*[[MNet|Moodle Network]] and Moodle [[Community hub]] | |||
*[[Streaming Media]] | |||
*[[Case studies (administrator)]] | |||
*[[Anti-virus]] | |||
*[[System Monitoring and Server Statistic Software]] | |||
*[[Integrate Moodle, LDAP and SIMS.net]] | |||
*[[How to rebuild context paths]] | |||
*[[Hacking the Moodle 2.0 database transfer script to convert a Moodle 1.9 site]] | |||
*[[Category:ProxyProblems]] | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[:Category:Administrator | Index of all Administrator-related pages]] | |||
*[[Integrations]] | |||
*[[CVS for Administrators]] | |||
*[[Email processing]] | |||
*[[Search engine optimization]] | |||
*[[Messaging]] | |||
*[[Migration]] | |||
*[[Metacourses]] | |||
*[[Block layout]] | |||
*[[Customizing Moodle]] | |||
*[[Administrator do's and don'ts]] | |||
*[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 16: Moodle Administration | |||
*[[Administration hacks]] | |||
*[[Git]] Version control, upgrading | |||
[[Category: Administrator]] | |||
[[cs:Rukověť správce]] | |||
[[es:Documentación para Administradores]] | |||
[[eu:Kudeatzaileentzako dokumentazioa]] | |||
[[fr:Documentation administrateur]] | |||
[[ja:管理者ドキュメント]] | |||
[[ko:관리자 문서]] | |||
[[nl:Documentatie voor beheerders]] | |||
[[pt:Documentação para administradores]] | |||
[[ru:Администраторам]] | |||
[[sk:Dokumentácia pre správcov]] | |||
[[zh:管理员文档]] | |||
[[pl:Administrator documentation]] | |||
[[fi:Ylläpitäjän opas]] | |||
[[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
- Installation Quickstart for an overview of the installation steps
- Installing Moodle for detailed installation instructions
- Installation FAQ
- Options for installing Apache, MySQL and PHP
- Upgrading Moodle
- Installing contributed modules or plugins
System-specific Instructions & Packages
Unix/Linux-based
- Automated Installation Guide for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system
- Step-by-step Installation Guide for RedHat operating system
- Step-by-step Installation Guide for Debian GNU/Linux operating system
- Step-by-step Installation Guide for Ubuntu
- Manual Installation on Ubuntu
- Step-by-step Installation Guide for Zenwalk-5.0
- Step-by-step Installation Guide for the One Laptop per Child XS Server (Beta)
- Step-by-step Installation Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10
Windows
- Windows installations with instructions for Windows NT/2000/2003 servers
- Windows installation using XAMPP: Apache, MySQL and PHP
- MoodleAnywhere another Windows installation package
- Installing Moodle on Windows Vista - how to
Mac
- Complete Install Packages for Mac OS X 10.3/10.4/10.5
- Step by Step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.4 Client using the internal web server
- Step by step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server
Web Hosts
- Installation on 1and1 web hosting
- Step-by-step Installation on Powweb web hosting
- Step-by-step Installation using the old version of CPanel
- Step-by-step Installation using the new version of CPanel
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
- Installation FAQ
- Beginning Administration FAQ
- Administration FAQ
- Performance FAQ
- Backup and restore FAQ
- Errors FAQ
- List of FAQs
Configuration Settings
Site administration setting
Site administration block contains most site configuration settings including:
- Front Page settings- initial or home page of a Moodle site
- Themes - user interface packages of XHTML and CSS controls
- Language - default and additional language packs
- Activity modules administration
- Blocks administration
- Filters - Text and Multimedea plugins
- Backup settings
- HTML editor settings
- Calendar settings
- Maintenance mode
- Notification page used to update versions
- Settings block Moodle 2.0 site settings location
Other settings
- Course settings for course home page configuration
- Older versions settings
User Management
- Authentication of user on a site
- Add a new user - on a site
- Upload users - from a file to a site, and into existing course and group, some existing user global updates
- User_profile_fields
- Enrolment plugins
- Flat file - enrol existing users in a course
- Assigning user a role - typical assignments include:
- Enrol students in a course
- Unenrolment Student
- Assign teachers - to a course
- Assign course creators - in a site
- Assign administrators - in a site
Other
- Courses and course formats
- Reports (administrator) and Logs
- Site files
- Moodle site database
- Environment
- Moodle Network and Moodle Community hub
- Streaming Media
- Case studies (administrator)
- Anti-virus
- System Monitoring and Server Statistic Software
- Integrate Moodle, LDAP and SIMS.net
- How to rebuild context paths
- Hacking the Moodle 2.0 database transfer script to convert a Moodle 1.9 site
See also
- Index of all Administrator-related pages
- Integrations
- CVS for Administrators
- Email processing
- Search engine optimization
- Messaging
- Migration
- Metacourses
- Block layout
- Customizing Moodle
- Administrator do's and don'ts
- Using Moodle book Chapter 16: Moodle Administration
- Administration hacks
- Git Version control, upgrading