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==Moodle for SME 7.x==
      
===Maintainer===
 
===Maintainer===
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===Installation===
 
===Installation===
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Install from the dungog repo, or download moodle and smeserver-moodle from any [[http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/7/smedev/i386/RPMS/ smedev mirror]]
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This contrib can be found in the smecontribs repository.
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{{Repository|Dungog}}
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yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install moodle smeserver-moodle
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To install
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No need to reboot.
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yum enablerepo=dungog install moodle smeserver-moodle
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For uninstall
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====Setup====
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yum remove moodle smeserver-moodle
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Edit /opt/moodle/html/config.php the first time you install to set mysql details, domain name and moodle paths.
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For both you can ignore the yum-comments ''signal event post-upgrade'' and ''signal-event reboot''.
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cd /opt/moodle/html
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cp config-dist.php config.php
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nano -w config.php
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===Setup===
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// 1. DATABASE SETUP
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To setup moodle start your browser with the URL ''http://servername/moodle'' and complete the forms.
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$CFG->dbuser    = 'moodle';            // your database username is moodle
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$CFG->dbpass    = '439321584876185';    // find your database password with 'config show moodle'
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// 2. WEB SITE LOCATION
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$CFG->wwwroot  = 'http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/moodle';
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// 3. SERVER FILES LOCATION
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$CFG->dirroot  = '/opt/moodle/html';
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// 4. DATA FILES LOCATION
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$CFG->dataroot = '/opt/moodle/moodledata';
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{{Note box|Apply any changes to the domain property before setting up moodle. eg moodle.yourserver.org}}
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=== Options ===
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To setup moodle start your browser with the URL ''http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/moodle'' and complete the forms.
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* To disable moodle. (default is enabled)
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config setprop moodle status disabled
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* To limit access to moodle.
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====Update====
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config setprop moodle PublicAccess OPTION
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Review http://docs.moodle.org/en/Upgrading
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OPTION is either of the following.
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yum update moodle --enablerepo=smecontribs
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        none            => No access
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Visit your moodle site to trigger the upgrade and complete the install
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        local            => Local network  (no password required)
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        local-pw        => Local network  (password required)
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        global          => Entire Internet(no password required)
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        global-pw        => Entire Internet(password required)
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        global-pw-remote => Entire Internet(password required outside local network)
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* To add a different URL eg. yourserver.net/moodle
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====Usage====
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note, this adds another url, it doesn't remove the default
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Begin with reading the [http://docs.moodle.org/en/Using_Moodle_book Moodle book]
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config setprop moodle URL blog
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* Authentication
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Email based self registration is the default method.
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* To run moodle from the root of a domain eg.
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To authenticate SME users against moodle, configure moodle to use POP3.
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moodle.yourserver.net or <br>
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domain2.org
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config setprop moodle domain moodle.yourserver.org OR
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With regular POP3, port 110, 127.0.0.1 in Moodle and "allow private" in SME server-manager > Email.
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config setprop moodle domain domain2.org
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In /server-manager ''Hostnames and Addressess'' setup eg. moodle as a hostname on one of you domains or <br>
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Also seems to work with POP3cert port 995 in Moodle and "allow private and public" in SME server manager > Email.
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in ''Domains'' setup a new domain eg. domain2.org, moodle will overrule the panel setting
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To enable your changes run these commands
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* Privileged Users
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Assign new moodle system administrators, course creators and teachers.
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expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
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* Courses
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sv h /service/httpd-e-smith
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Add course categories before adding courses. Then assign a teacher to a course.
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* php applications may be faster with http://sourceforge.net/projects/eaccelerator
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* Students
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prepared for sme7 by MasterSleepy
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The default is for students to create their own account and join courses themselves.
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http://www.vanhees.cc/index.php?name=CmodsDownload&file=index&req=viewdownloaddetails&lid=314
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  yum enablerepo=dungog install smeserver-eaccelerator
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=== Uninstallation ===
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To remove this package issue the following command on the SME Server shell:
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  rpm -e moodle smeserver-moodle
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=== Local Settings ===
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To remove mysql database and user, both are moodle, see [[MySQL#Remove a database]] and [[MySQL#Remove a user]]. There is no need to reboot.
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The config file is now templated, so changes need to be made in a new fragment
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ll /etc/e-smith/templates/opt/moodle/html/config.php
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If you think your setting should be the SME default raise a bug
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=== Options ===
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* You can fine tune access to moodle with DB settings.
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=== Bugs ===
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For details have a look at [[Web Application RPM#New DB settings]].
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Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in {{BugzillaFileBug|product=|component=|title=bugzilla}}and select the smeserver-moodle component or use {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Contribs|component=smeserver-moodle|title=this link}}.
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=== Tested software versions ===
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To see the current DB settings for Moodle do
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config show moodle
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* Host: SMEserver v7.2
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To allow "normal" public access to Moodle do the following
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* Installed: smeserver-moodle 1.0-1.el4.sme
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config setprop moodle PublicAccess global
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* Dependency Installed: moodle 1.8.1-1.el4.sme
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expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
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sv h /service/httpd-e-smith
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=== Additional information ===
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=== Bugs ===
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Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in {{BugzillaFileBug|product=|component=|title=bugzilla}}and select the smeserver-moodle component or use {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Contribs|component=smeserver-moodle|title=this link}}.
       
[[Category: Contrib]]
 
[[Category: Contrib]]
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[[Category: CMS]]
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[[Category: Dungog]]
 
[[Category: Webapps]]
 
[[Category: Webapps]]
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[[Category: Dungog]]
 
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