MOODLE ADMINISTRATION

Presented by Joshua Worden

HECC 2009

MOODLE ADMINISTRATION₪ Moodle Basics₪ Platforms₪ Installation₪ Upgrading₪ Configuration₪ Backups₪ Optimization₪ Q&A

MOODLE BASICS• Free, open-source, online learning

platform

• Tailored for a school environment.

• Platform-independent

• Can be hosted locally or by a Moodle Partner.

PLATFORMS• Moodle can run on any platform that

supports PHP and SQL.

• Common platforms:– Windows Server 2003/2008– Ubuntu Linux– Debian/Other Linux/Unix

• Common Webservers:– IIS– Apache

INSTALLATION• OS/Web Server setup

• Copy or FTP Moodle folder

• Access site URL (http://localhost/moodle)

• Walk through Administration setup/install

UPGRADING• BACKUPS!

• Similar to new install

• Incremental vs. Major Version upgrades

• Copy new files

• Run install from /admin

CONFIGURATION & CUSTOMIZATION• Site-wide Roles vs. Locally Assigned

• Authentication/User Management

• Themes & Modules

• Source/Script Modification

BACKUPS• External Backups

• /moodledata

• Site-wide Backups

• Course Backups

• Automation / cron

OPTIMIZATION• Some native caching

• Supports some 3rd party optimization

– eAccelerator– Turckmmcache

• Performance Information & Monitoring

MOODLE ADMINISTRATION

Presented by Joshua Worden

HECC 2009

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