13 June 2025

• curprev 02:0902:09, 13 June 2025‎ Thom Rawson talk contribs‎ 16,793 bytes +43‎ →‎4 Specific Moodle requirements: removed the command changing ownership of the software directory to the webserver. Leaving it as root is more secure and the recommended default.

14 March 2025

• curprev 10:2010:20, 14 March 2025‎ Joel Peltonen talk contribs‎ m 16,750 bytes +128‎ Fix formatting, remove empty headings

10 March 2025

• curprev 08:0308:03, 10 March 2025‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ m 16,622 bytes −11‎ Restore previous change

4 March 2025

• curprev 21:2821:28, 4 March 2025‎ Salim Kanoun talk contribs‎ 16,633 bytes +369‎ Fix cronjob see https://moodle.org/mod/forum/post.php?reply=1872637 ; Add post_max_size and upload_max_filesize to allow plugin upload; having apache ownership of moodle file sounds better than 777 (https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=445780#p1791

3 March 2025

• curprev 07:1807:18, 3 March 2025‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ m 16,264 bytes +26‎ Use the www-data crontab rather than the root crontab

16 December 2024

• curprev 09:5109:51, 16 December 2024‎ Thom Rawson talk contribs‎ 16,238 bytes +1,011‎ →‎Don't Forget

14 December 2024

• curprev 23:0323:03, 14 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ 15,227 bytes +32‎ Added a section to create and purge sql backups
• curprev 22:5622:56, 14 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ 15,195 bytes +1,439‎ →‎8 Security Tag: Visual edit: Switched

13 December 2024

• curprev 04:1304:13, 13 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ m 13,756 bytes 0‎ No edit summary

11 December 2024

• curprev 09:1009:10, 11 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ m 13,756 bytes −263‎ Remove duplicated lines Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 09:0409:04, 11 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ 14,019 bytes +2,417‎ Back to a more step focused format with high level explanations of each step

3 December 2024

• curprev 06:0706:07, 3 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ m 11,602 bytes −17‎ No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 06:0506:05, 3 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ 11,619 bytes +205‎ Add Moodle Partners link Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 05:3805:38, 3 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ 11,414 bytes +618‎ Give alternatives to a VPS install Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 04:0404:04, 3 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ 10,796 bytes −3,730‎ Set paths for du and others added to step 5, removed opcache as confirmed it is enabled by default

2 December 2024

• curprev 07:2907:29, 2 December 2024‎ James Steerpike talk contribs‎ 14,526 bytes −5,869‎ Major rewrite to create 5 steps that can be copied and pasted to create a dev or https Moodle Tag: Visual edit: Switched

30 August 2024

• curprev 07:3407:34, 30 August 2024‎ Heikki Wilenius talk contribs‎ 20,395 bytes +193‎ →‎Step 2: Install Apache/MySQL/PHP: – brief note on how to make the installation instructions work with Moodle 4.4 Tag: Visual edit: Switched

17 July 2023

• curprev 06:2306:23, 17 July 2023‎ Aadi Bhamidipati talk contribs‎ m 20,202 bytes +26‎ Added links to MariaDB Page and OpenLiteSpeed Page. Tag: Visual edit

16 July 2023

• curprev 08:1708:17, 16 July 2023‎ Aadi Bhamidipati talk contribs‎ m 20,176 bytes +1,670‎ Added links to DigitalOcean guides for Steps 1-2, which also contain some new error handling elements during setup, due to new versions of packages. Tag: Visual edit

23 January 2023

• curprev 02:0702:07, 23 January 2023‎ German Valero talk contribs‎ m 18,506 bytes −6‎ Update link to Spanish page

4 August 2022

• curprev 14:1914:19, 4 August 2022‎ Jesus Federico talk contribs‎ 18,512 bytes +3‎ →‎Step 1: Install Ubuntu Tag: Visual edit

3 August 2022

• curprev 18:5818:58, 3 August 2022‎ Jesus Federico talk contribs‎ 18,509 bytes −42‎ →‎Before you begin Tag: Visual edit

19 May 2022

• curprev 16:0116:01, 19 May 2022‎ Tim Bahula 2 talk contribs‎ m 18,551 bytes +1‎ clean up, typos fixed: have ran → have run, long term → long-term, , → , , dont → don't, it's → its, eg, → e.g.,

9 December 2021

• curprev 16:0916:09, 9 December 2021‎ German Valero talk contribs‎ 18,550 bytes +98‎ Added See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-70745 for the progress for "Prepare Moodle for PHP 8.0

22 October 2021

• curprev 20:3420:34, 22 October 2021‎ GRAHAM LEACH talk contribs‎ m 18,452 bytes +9‎ PHP version now needs to be specified, Ubuntu Server 20.04 now installs PHP8 by default.

12 June 2021

• curprev 12:3712:37, 12 June 2021‎ Leon Stringer talk contribs‎ 18,443 bytes −65‎ →‎Suggestions: Enable Zend OpCache/Change Document Root: Change OPcache link from Moodle 2.6 to current version

20 March 2021

• curprev 08:3408:34, 20 March 2021‎ Brian Merritt talk contribs‎ m 18,508 bytes 0‎ →‎Step 2: Install Apache/MySQL/PHP

5 March 2021

• curprev 14:4014:40, 5 March 2021‎ Nadim Batshoun talk contribs‎ m 18,508 bytes +144‎ No edit summary

10 August 2020

• curprev 10:1510:15, 10 August 2020‎ Conor Bradley talk contribs‎ m 18,364 bytes −38‎ removed IDENTIFIED BY in GRANT as not required
• curprev 10:1210:12, 10 August 2020‎ Conor Bradley talk contribs‎ m 18,402 bytes +4‎ fixed syntax on GRANT command

30 July 2020

• curprev 18:3018:30, 30 July 2020‎ Gerry Miranda talk contribs‎ m 18,398 bytes −1,286‎ Updated commands for Ubuntu 20 LTS and Moodle 3.9

8 April 2020

• curprev 10:2110:21, 8 April 2020‎ Eduardo Gutiérrez talk contribs‎ 19,684 bytes +315‎ 'innodb_file_format=barracuda deprecated in mariadb 10.2 and up

2 August 2019

• curprev 08:0208:02, 2 August 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,369 bytes 0‎ No edit summary

30 July 2019

• curprev 02:0202:02, 30 July 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,369 bytes +51‎ →‎Example 2

23 July 2019

• curprev 02:4102:41, 23 July 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,318 bytes 0‎ →‎Why we prefer (or don't prefer) Ubuntu 18.04 over Ubuntu 16.04 over Ubuntu 14.04

15 July 2019

• curprev 09:1509:15, 15 July 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,318 bytes +18‎ →‎Why we prefer Ubuntu server over Ubuntu desktop

25 June 2019

• curprev 03:3103:31, 25 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,300 bytes +30‎ →‎Step 6: Setup MySQL Server
• curprev 03:3003:30, 25 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,270 bytes −81‎ →‎Step 2: Install Apache/MySQL/PHP
• curprev 03:2603:26, 25 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,351 bytes −28‎ →‎Why we prefer (or don't prefer) Ubuntu 18.04 over Ubuntu 16.04 over Ubuntu 14.04

24 June 2019

• curprev 03:3903:39, 24 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,379 bytes 0‎ →‎System Paths After Install
• curprev 03:2103:21, 24 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,379 bytes −1‎ →‎Step 6: Setup MySQL Server
• curprev 03:1803:18, 24 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,380 bytes +5‎ →‎Step 6: Setup MySQL Server
• curprev 02:4902:49, 24 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,375 bytes −89‎ No edit summary
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17 June 2019

• curprev 09:4809:48, 17 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,788 bytes +128‎ →‎Step 2: Install Apache/MySQL/PHP
• curprev 06:2606:26, 17 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,660 bytes +6‎ →‎Step 2: Install Apache/MySQL/PHP
• curprev 04:2204:22, 17 June 2019‎ Walter Cheuk talk contribs‎ 19,654 bytes −22‎ →‎Step 1: Install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

13 February 2019

• curprev 16:1316:13, 13 February 2019‎ German Valero talk contribs‎ 19,676 bytes 0‎ Moodle 3.3

6 February 2019

• curprev 12:5012:50, 6 February 2019‎ Conor Bradley talk contribs‎ m 19,676 bytes −2‎ No edit summary
• curprev 12:4912:49, 6 February 2019‎ Conor Bradley talk contribs‎ 19,678 bytes +418‎ Mentioned issue with /boot filling up which can happen within a couple of months of setting up the Moodle server if you start with a 1Gb default sized /boot directory