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 many sub directories, each will contain more sub directories and php code files. Some of them include:

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

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

repository/ - code to handle the 2.x file handling system

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

user/ - code to display and manage users

moodledata - another folder

"moodledata" is a folder that contains user files, course files, site language, cached and other information. It is created in the Moodle install process. It should be located outside of the "moodle" folder and is called by default "moodledata". See Installing_Moodle#Create_the_.28moodledata.29_data_directory.

See also

Installing Moodle