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The purpose of this page is to list useful links by general topics for administrators. | The purpose of this page is to list useful links by general topics for administrators. | ||
==Table of Contents== | |||
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== Installation & Upgrading == | == Installation & Upgrading == | ||
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*[[Installing AMP|Options for installing Apache, MySQL and PHP]] | *[[Installing AMP|Options for installing Apache, MySQL and PHP]] | ||
*[[Upgrading|Upgrading Moodle]] | *[[Upgrading|Upgrading Moodle]] | ||
[[Administrator documentation#Table of Contents|Top]] | |||
== System-specific Instructions & Packages == | == System-specific Instructions & Packages == | ||
===Unix/Linux-based=== | |||
* [[SUSE Linux Server 10|Automated Installation Guide for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10]] operating system | * [[SUSE Linux Server 10|Automated Installation Guide for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10]] operating system | ||
* [[RedHat Linux installation|Step by | * [[RedHat Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for RedHat]] operating system | ||
* [[Debian GNU/Linux installation|Step by | * [[Debian GNU/Linux installation|Step-by-step Installation Guide for Debian GNU/Linux]] operating system | ||
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Ubuntu]] | * [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Ubuntu]] | ||
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Ubuntu using apt-get]] | |||
* [[Step-by-step Install Guide for Zenwalk-5.0]] | * [[Step-by-step Install 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 Install Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10]] | ||
===Windows=== | |||
* [[Windows installation|Windows installations with instructions for Windows NT/2000/2003 servers]] | * [[Windows installation|Windows installations with instructions for Windows NT/2000/2003 servers]] | ||
* [[Windows installation using XAMPP|Windows installation using XAMPP: Apache, MySQL and PHP]] | |||
* [[Installing Moodle on Windows Vista]] | * [[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]] | * [[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 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|Step by step Installation on a Mac OS X 10.5 Server]] | ||
* [[1and1_MySQL_installation | Installation on 1and1 web hosting]] | |||
* [[ | ===Web Hosts=== | ||
* [[1and1_MySQL_installation | Installation on '''1and1''' web hosting]] | |||
* [[powweb_MySQL_installation | Step-by-step Installation on '''Powweb''' web hosting]] | |||
===Database=== | |||
* [[Installing Oracle for PHP]] | * [[Installing Oracle for PHP]] | ||
* [[Installing MSSQL for PHP]] | |||
* [[Installing Postgres for PHP]] | |||
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==Security, Performance and Roles== | ==Security, Performance and Roles== | ||
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*[[Performance | Performance and optimization]] for ideas on improving the speed of your installation | *[[Performance | Performance and optimization]] for ideas on improving the speed of your installation | ||
*[[Manage roles | Managing roles]] For Moodle 1.7 and later. | *[[Manage roles | Managing 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. | *[[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. | ||
[[Administrator documentation#Table of Contents|Top]] | |||
== FAQs == | == FAQs == | ||
*[[Installation FAQ]] | *[[Installation FAQ]] | ||
*[[Administration FAQ]] | *[[Administration FAQ]] | ||
*[[Backup FAQ]] | *[[Backup and restore FAQ]] | ||
*[[Errors FAQ]] | |||
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== Configuration Settings == | == Configuration Settings == | ||
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**[[Location of admin settings in 1.7|Comparison between configuration settings in Moodle 1.6 & 1.7]] | **[[Location of admin settings in 1.7|Comparison between configuration settings in Moodle 1.6 & 1.7]] | ||
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==User Management== | ==User Management== | ||
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**[[Assign administrators]] - in a site | **[[Assign administrators]] - in a site | ||
[[Administrator documentation#Table of Contents|Top]] | |||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
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*[[System Monitoring and Server Statistic Software]] | *[[System Monitoring and Server Statistic Software]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Administrator do's and don'ts]] | *[[Administrator do's and don'ts]] | ||
*[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 16: Moodle Administration | *[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 16: Moodle Administration | ||
*[[Administration hacks]] | |||
[[Administrator documentation#Table of Contents|Top]] | |||
[[Category: Administrator]] | [[Category: Administrator]] | ||
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[[zh:管理员文档]] | [[zh:管理员文档]] | ||
[[pl:Administrator documentation]] | [[pl:Administrator documentation]] | ||
[[fi:Ylläpitäjän opas]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:17, 30 December 2008
The purpose of this page is to list useful links by general topics for administrators.
Table of Contents
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
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 Install Guide for Ubuntu
- Step-by-step Install Guide for Ubuntu using apt-get
- Step-by-step Install Guide for Zenwalk-5.0
- 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
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
Database
Security, Performance and Roles
- Security contains important security procedures for a production site
- Performance and optimization for ideas on improving the speed of your installation
- Managing 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.
FAQs
Configuration Settings
- Site administration block contains configuration setting links
- Notification page used to update versions
- Variables
- Site settings
- Themes
- Language
- Activity modules administration
- Blocks administration
- Filters
- Backup settings
- HTML editor settings
- Calendar settings
- Maintenance mode
User Management
- Authentication
- 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
- Enrolment plugins
- Flat file - enrol existing users in a course
- Assigning user a role - typical assignments include:
- Enrol students in a course
- 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
- Database
- Environment
- Moodle Network and Moodle Community hub
- Streaming Media
- Case studies (administrator)
- Anti-virus
- System Monitoring and Server Statistic Software
