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|__TOC__||'''Installing Moodle on 4.0-Mona''' | |__TOC__||'''Installing Moodle on 4.0-Mona''' | ||
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'''''Install Uniform server''''' | '''''Install Uniform server''''' | ||
# '''A)''' Create a new folder named '''moodle_b''' (Can be any name) | # '''A)''' Create a new folder named '''moodle_b''' (Can be any name) | ||
# Extract a new copy of Uniform Server V4.0-Mona to this folder | # Extract a new copy of Uniform Server V4.0-Mona to this folder<br>(Double click on file to extract). | ||
'''''Download Moodle''''' | '''''Download Moodle''''' | ||
<ol start="4"> | |||
<li> '''B)''' Create a new folder '''moodle_a''' (Can be any name its only a temporary folder)</li> | |||
<li> Download the latest version (moodle-weekly-19.zip) of Moodle from [http://download.moodle.org/ Moodle download page]</li> | |||
<li> Copy the file dowloaded ('''moodle-weekly-19.zip''') to '''moodle_a'''</li> | |||
<li> Unzip '''moodle-weekly-19.zip''' into this folder.<br>(Right click on file, select extract all, extract to current path.)</li> | |||
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'''''Copy files to Uniform Server''''' | '''''Copy files to Uniform Server''''' | ||
<ol start="8"> | |||
<li> '''C)''' Expand the folder '''moodle-weekly-19'''</li> | |||
<li> '''D)''' Copy folder '''moodle''' to Uniform Servers's root folder '''www'''</li> | |||
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[[Image:Moodle_1.gif]] | [[Image:Moodle_1.gif]] | ||
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# Start Uniform Server (Double click on '''Server_Start.bat''' in folder UniServer). | # Start Uniform Server (Double click on '''Server_Start.bat''' in folder UniServer). | ||
# From apanel (displayed in your browser when the server starts) click on the '''phpMyAdmin''' link. (left menu under tools) Note you can always return to apanel by typing | # From apanel (displayed in your browser when the server starts) click on the '''phpMyAdmin''' link. (left menu under tools) Note you can always return to apanel by typing <nowiki>http://localhost/apanel/</nowiki> into your browser address bar. | ||
# '''A)''' We want to create a new database. Enter '''moodle''' | # '''A)''' We want to create a new database. Enter '''moodle''' | ||
# '''B)''' Click on '''Create''' to create the database | # '''B)''' Click on '''Create''' to create the database | ||
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[[Image:Moodle_2.gif]] | [[Image:Moodle_2.gif]] | ||
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All that remains is to run the Moodle installer script '''install.php'''. Type the following into your browser address bar. | All that remains is to run the Moodle installer script '''install.php'''. Type the following into your browser address bar. | ||
''' | '''<nowiki>http://localhost/moodle/install.php</nowiki>''' | ||
Most of the pages display information just click either the next or continue button to proceed to the next page. | Most of the pages display information just click either the next or continue button to proceed to the next page. | ||
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| ||PHP version|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||PHP version||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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| ||Session Auto Start|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;||Session Auto Start||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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| ||Magic Quotes Run Time|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;||Magic Quotes Run Time||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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| ||Insecure Handling of Globals|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;||Insecure Handling of Globals||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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| ||Safe Mode|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;||Safe Mode||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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| ||File Uploads|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;||File Uploads||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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| ||GD version|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;||GD version||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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| ||Memory Limit|| ||Pass | |&nbsp;||Memory Limit||&nbsp;||Pass | ||
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3) '''''Please confirm the locations of this Moodle installation'':''' | 3) '''''Please confirm the locations of this Moodle installation'':''' | ||
* Web address | * Web address <nowiki>http://localhost/moodle</nowiki> | ||
* Moodle Directory | * Moodle Directory <nowiki>Z:\www\moodle</nowiki> Grayed out | ||
* Data Directory Z:\/moodledata | * Data Directory Z:\/moodledata | ||
For a default installation of Uniform Server these are correct click '''Next''' | For a default installation of Uniform Server these are correct click '''Next''' | ||
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| ||Type:|| ||'''MySQL'''(mysql)|| | |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||Type:||&nbsp;||'''MySQL'''(mysql)||&nbsp; | ||
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| ||Host Server:|| ||'''localhost'''|| | |&nbsp;||Host Server:||&nbsp;||'''localhost'''||&nbsp; | ||
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| ||User:|| || '''root'''|| -- (Uniform Servers default) | |&nbsp;||User:||&nbsp;|| '''root'''|| -- (Uniform Servers default) | ||
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| ||Password:|| || '''root'''|| -- (Uniform Server default) | |&nbsp;||Password:||&nbsp;|| '''root'''|| -- (Uniform Server default) | ||
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| ||Tables prefix:|| ||''' mdl_'''|| | |&nbsp;||Tables prefix:||&nbsp;||''' mdl_'''||&nbsp; | ||
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|'''Name'''|| ||'''Information'''|| ||'''Report'''|| ||'''Status''' | |'''Name'''||&nbsp;||'''Information'''||&nbsp;||'''Report'''||&nbsp;||'''Status''' | ||
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|unicode|| || || ||must be installed and enabled|| ||OK | |unicode||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||must be installed and enabled||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|database|| ||mysql|| ||version 4.1.16 is required and you are running 5.1.30|| ||OK | |database||&nbsp;||mysql||&nbsp;||version 4.1.16 is required and you are running 5.1.30||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php|| || || ||version 4.3.0 is required and you are running 5.2.8|| ||OK | |php||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||version 4.3.0 is required and you are running 5.2.8||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php_extension|| ||iconv|| ||should be installed and enabled for best results|| ||OK | |php_extension||&nbsp;||iconv||&nbsp;||should be installed and enabled for best results||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php_extension|| ||mbstring|| ||should be installed and enabled for best results|| ||OK | |php_extension||&nbsp;||mbstring||&nbsp;||should be installed and enabled for best results||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php_extension|| ||curl|| ||should be installed and enabled for best results|| ||OK | |php_extension||&nbsp;||curl||&nbsp;||should be installed and enabled for best results||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php_extension|| ||openssl|| ||should be installed and enabled for best results|| ||OK | |php_extension||&nbsp;||openssl||&nbsp;||should be installed and enabled for best results||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php_extension|| ||tokenizer|| ||should be installed and enabled for best results|| ||OK | |php_extension||&nbsp;||tokenizer||&nbsp;||should be installed and enabled for best results||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php_extension|| ||xmlrpc|| ||should be installed and enabled for best results|| ||OK | |php_extension||&nbsp;||xmlrpc||&nbsp;||should be installed and enabled for best results||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|php_extension|| ||ctype|| ||should be installed and enabled for best results|| ||OK | |php_extension||&nbsp;||ctype||&nbsp;||should be installed and enabled for best results||&nbsp;||OK | ||
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|Prefered language:||English | |Prefered language:||English | ||
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|Leave rest blank|| | |Leave rest blank||&nbsp; | ||
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Click '''Update profile''' | Click '''Update profile''' | ||
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== Starting Moodle == | == Starting Moodle == | ||
# Double click on '''Server_Start.bat''' located in folder '''G:\Uniform Server''' | # Double click on '''Server_Start.bat''' located in folder '''G:\Uniform Server''' | ||
# In your browser address bar type ''' | # In your browser address bar type '''<nowiki>http://localhost/moodle/</nowiki>''' | ||
'''''Note'':''' You can run apanel at any time by typing | '''''Note'':''' You can run apanel at any time by typing <nowiki>http://localhost/apanel</nowiki> into your browser address bar. | ||
'''''[[#top | Top]]''''' | '''''[[#top | Top]]''''' | ||
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Its a small file locate the following two lines: | Its a small file locate the following two lines: | ||
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$CFG- | $CFG->dirroot = 'Z:\www\moodle'; | ||
$CFG- | $CFG->dataroot = 'Z:\/moodledata'; | ||
? | ?> | ||
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The hard coded paths start with '''Z:''' the solution is to let PHP calculate this drive letter (path) by replacing the above two lines with: | The hard coded paths start with '''Z:''' the solution is to let PHP calculate this drive letter (path) by replacing the above two lines with: | ||
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$root= substr($_SERVER[ | $root= substr($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"],0,-4); | ||
$CFG- | $CFG->dirroot = $root.'\www\moodle'; | ||
$CFG- | $CFG->dataroot = $root.'\/moodledata'; | ||
? | ?> | ||
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The above change makes Moodle completely portable. | The above change makes Moodle completely portable. | ||
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For a personal implementation of Moodle you can run cron.php occasionally by typing the following into your browser address bar: | For a personal implementation of Moodle you can run cron.php occasionally by typing the following into your browser address bar: | ||
''' | '''<nowiki>http://localhost/moodle/admin/cron.php</nowiki>''' | ||
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UniServer\udrive\www\moodle\admin\'''run_cron.php''' | UniServer\udrive\www\moodle\admin\'''run_cron.php''' | ||
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<? $dummy = file("http://localhost/moodle/admin/cron.php"); ?> | |||
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UniServer\'''run_cron.bat''' | UniServer\'''run_cron.bat''' | ||
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:next | :next | ||
udrive\home\admin\program\unidelay.exe 60 | udrive\home\admin\program\unidelay.exe 60 | ||
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goto :next | goto :next | ||
exit | exit | ||
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UniServer\'''run_cron_hidden.bat''' | UniServer\'''run_cron_hidden.bat''' | ||
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start udrive\home\admin\program\uniserv.exe run_cron.bat | start udrive\home\admin\program\uniserv.exe run_cron.bat | ||
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With the files in place start the servers and run '''run_cron_hidden.bat'''. | With the files in place start the servers and run '''run_cron_hidden.bat'''. | ||
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'''''Note 2'':''' You can run Cron from '''Server_Start.bat''' add the following line just below line ''':END''' (forth line from bottom of file): | '''''Note 2'':''' You can run Cron from '''Server_Start.bat''' add the following line just below line ''':END''' (forth line from bottom of file): | ||
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start udrive\home\admin\program\uniserv.exe run_cron.bat | start udrive\home\admin\program\uniserv.exe run_cron.bat | ||
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Hence every time you start the servers using '''Server_Start.bat''' or '''disk_start.vbs''' Cron will run. | Hence every time you start the servers using '''Server_Start.bat''' or '''disk_start.vbs''' Cron will run. | ||
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I lifted the following tip straight from [http://www.teachageek.com/2009/03/uniform-server-revisited.html '''gdunc'''] blog, it looks very useful, reproduced unedited: | I lifted the following tip straight from [http://www.teachageek.com/2009/03/uniform-server-revisited.html '''gdunc'''] blog, it looks very useful, reproduced unedited: | ||
One other thing that might be useful to add here is a small addition to the config.php file for those users who use UniServer on a laptop. Since the '''config.php''' file lists the wwwroot as | One other thing that might be useful to add here is a small addition to the config.php file for those users who use UniServer on a laptop. Since the '''config.php''' file lists the wwwroot as "localhost" external users are unable to view your moodle site correctly. For that reason, I would recommend the following changes to config.php: | ||
Locate the 'wwwroot' line in '''config.php''' | Locate the 'wwwroot' line in '''config.php''' | ||
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$CFG- | $CFG->wwwroot = 'http://localhost/moodle'; | ||
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Replace the above line with the following two lines, to let php figure out what your current IP address is and change it whenever your IP address changes. This can be very useful when moving from event to event. | Replace the above line with the following two lines, to let php figure out what your current IP address is and change it whenever your IP address changes. This can be very useful when moving from event to event. | ||
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$domain = GetHostByName($REMOTE_ADDR); | $domain = GetHostByName($REMOTE_ADDR); | ||
$CFG- | $CFG->wwwroot = 'http://'.$domain.'/moodle'; | ||
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'''''[[#top | Top]]''''' | '''''[[#top | Top]]''''' | ||