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Revision as of 10:00, 28 September 2011

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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/contribs/dungog/packages/smeserver/7.0/i386/html/index_dungog.html 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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====Setup====
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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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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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// 1. DATABASE SETUP
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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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To setup moodle start your browser with the URL ''http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/moodle'' and complete the forms.
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For uninstall
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yum remove moodle smeserver-moodle
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For both you can ignore the yum-comments ''signal event post-upgrade'' and ''signal-event reboot''.
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====Update====
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Review http://docs.moodle.org/en/Upgrading
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====Setup====
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yum update moodle --enablerepo=smecontribs
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To setup moodle start your browser with the URL ''http://servername/moodle'' and complete the forms.
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* Choose and set the URL moodle will be accessed with.
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Visit your moodle site to trigger the upgrade and complete the install
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Apply any changes to the URL or domain property '''before setting up moodle'''. refer to options below <br>eg. config setprop moodle domain moodle.yourserver.org
      
====Usage====
 
====Usage====
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* Authentication
 
* Authentication
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Email based self registration is the simplest and the default method.
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Email based self registration is the default method.
    
To authenticate SME users against moodle, configure moodle to use POP3.
 
To authenticate SME users against moodle, configure moodle to use POP3.
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* Students
 
* Students
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Students can be authenticated against SME (if enabled), created from a flat text file or the default is for them to create their own account and join courses themselves.
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The default is for students to create their own account and join courses themselves.
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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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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.
    
=== Options ===
 
=== Options ===
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You can fine tune access to moodle with DB settings.
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* You can fine tune access to moodle with DB settings.  
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http://wiki.contribs.org/Generic_WebApp_rpm#New_DB_settings
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For details have a look at [[Web Application RPM#New DB settings]].
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* Local Settings
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To see the current DB settings for Moodle do
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The config file is now templated, so changes need to be made in a new fragment
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config show moodle
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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 default raise a bug
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To allow "normal" public access to Moodle do the following
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config setprop moodle PublicAccess global
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expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
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sv h /service/httpd-e-smith
    
=== Bugs ===
 
=== Bugs ===
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[[Category: CMS]]
 
[[Category: CMS]]
 
[[Category: Dungog]]
 
[[Category: Dungog]]
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[[Category: Webapps]]
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