Implementation of Moodle

Systems Basics

Installation

Requires Apache/PHP DB

MySQL PostgreSQL MSSQL

Systems Mac Linux Windows

Databases

MySQL Open Source Big Community Support Available

Getting Moodle

Source

Download from moodle.org

Checkout from CVS Allows direct updates See docs.moodle.org/en/CVS

Installation

Create DB Place in web-directory Create data-directory

Set permissions Run Installer

Demo

Customizations

Modules

Four main types: Activities Blocks Enrollment (Enrolment) Authentication

Find at http://moodle.org

Module Demo

Bugs

Try to narrow down Search tracker.moodle.org

Patch may be available May be in newer version

Sometime you just have to fix it yourself

Code Changes

Can be easy to make Hard to maintain

Moodle updates become hard Use CVS

Code Changes

Look in tracker.moodle.org Patch Files

Contain only differences Track Changes Apply with command line

Patch (diff) file

--- moodle/backup/restore_form.html 2008-10-20 09:43:12.000000000 -0400+++ moodleprod/backup/restore_form.html 2008-11-04 16:11:24.000000000 -0500@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ } if (!isset($restore_users)) {- $restore_users = 1;+ $restore_users = 2; } if (!isset($restore_groups)) {

Upgrading

CVS

Command line: update –dP

In place Shows conflicts

By Download

Download from Moodle More complicated

Copy all modules Apply any code modifications▪ If still needed

Copy config file

Hardware

Server(s)

Single Server All services on one system

Two Servers Split DB from web-server

Many Servers Cluster DB Cluster web-server VMWare

Disks

Interfaces IDE SATA SCSI

Raid Stripe (0) Mirror (1) Parity (5)

Questions