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==Moodle for SME 7.x==
 
  
 
===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]]
 

Revision as of 10:00, 28 September 2011

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Maintainer

Dungog.net (Software)

Description

http://www.moodle.org

Moodle is a course management system (CMS) A free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities.

Installation

This contrib can be found in the smecontribs repository. 

yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install moodle smeserver-moodle

No need to reboot.

Setup

Edit /opt/moodle/html/config.php the first time you install to set mysql details, domain name and moodle paths. 

cd /opt/moodle/html
cp config-dist.php config.php
nano -w config.php

// 1. DATABASE SETUP
$CFG->dbuser    = 'moodle';             // your database username is moodle
$CFG->dbpass    = '439321584876185';    // find your database password with 'config show moodle'

// 2. WEB SITE LOCATION
$CFG->wwwroot  = 'http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/moodle';

// 3. SERVER FILES LOCATION
$CFG->dirroot  = '/opt/moodle/html';

// 4. DATA FILES LOCATION
$CFG->dataroot = '/opt/moodle/moodledata';


To setup moodle start your browser with the URL http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/moodle and complete the forms.


Update

Review http://docs.moodle.org/en/Upgrading

yum update moodle --enablerepo=smecontribs

Visit your moodle site to trigger the upgrade and complete the install

Usage

Begin with reading the Moodle book

  • Authentication

Email based self registration is the default method.

To authenticate SME users against moodle, configure moodle to use POP3.

With regular POP3, port 110, 127.0.0.1 in Moodle and "allow private" in SME server-manager > Email.

Also seems to work with POP3cert port 995 in Moodle and "allow private and public" in SME server manager > Email.

  • Privileged Users

Assign new moodle system administrators, course creators and teachers.

  • Courses

Add course categories before adding courses. Then assign a teacher to a course.

  • Students

The default is for students to create their own account and join courses themselves.

Uninstallation

To remove this package issue the following command on the SME Server shell: 

rpm -e moodle smeserver-moodle

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

  • You can fine tune access to moodle with DB settings.

For details have a look at Web Application RPM#New DB settings.

To see the current DB settings for Moodle do 

config show moodle

To allow "normal" public access to Moodle do the following 

config setprop moodle PublicAccess global
expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
sv h /service/httpd-e-smith

Bugs

Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in bugzilla and select the smeserver-moodle component or use this link .

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