What is Moodle?

Moodle is a free online learning platform where you can create courses for students and they can graduate them.

Example terminology

• Username: moodlec
• Hostname: <wwwXXX>
• Domain: <example.com>
• Subdomain: <moodle.example.com>

Install Moodle

Step 1 - Download moodle

To download Moodle you either need a SSH- or FTP connection to the server. The login details can be found in the konsoleH under Access details→Login data.

• Option 1 - Via an SSH connection
  For this option, you need Web Hosting L or higher.

  • 1.1 Download the file
    After you establish an SSH connection to your server, you can download the file directly into the public_html directory.

    moodlc@<wwwXXX>:~$ wget https://packaging.moodle.org/stable500/moodle-latest-500.tgz

  • 1.2 Unzip the file
    Once the tar.gz file is downloaded, you can unzip it.

    moodlc@<wwwXXX>:~$ tar -xf moodle-latest-500.tgz

    The current directory should now include the moodle directory.

  • 1.3 Move the files
    You can now move the directory into to the public_html directory.

    moodlc@<wwwXXX>:~$ mv moodle ~/public_html

    The public_html directory should now include the moodle directory.

• Option 2 - Via an FTP connection
  

  • 1.1 Download the file on your local device
    Open https://download.moodle.org/download.php/stable500/moodle-latest-500.zip to download the latest version.

  • 1.2 Unzip the file
    

    • On your local device, open the "Downloads" directory. There, you should see the Moodle ZIP file.
    • Right-click on the Drupal file.
    • In the menu that opens, select "Extract Here" (Linux) or "Extract All" (Windows).

  • 1.3 Upload the unzipped files via FTP
    You now need to copy the files on the server via FTP. The moodle directory should be in the "Downloads" directory. Select the directory on your local device and copy it to the public_html directory on the server.

Step 2 - Changing the webroot

• Open konsoleH
• Go to Settings > Server Configuration
• Select the directory moodle beneath public_html.
• Click on "Change document root"

Step 3 - Edit the PHP settings

• Stay in konsoleH.
• Go to Settings > PHP Configuration
• Scroll down to "PHP settings" and set the value of may_input_vars to 5000
• Scroll to the bottom and save the changes

Step 4 - Creating a database

• Stay in konsoleH.
• Select Services > MariaDB/MySQL
• Create a new Database (add)
• Confirm database creation (add)
• Keep the browser-tab open to enter the login credentials later.

Step 5 - Installing Moodle

Open your website in the browser (i.e. moodle.example.com). There you should see the installation prompt for Moodle.

• Select a Language and click on next.
• set the Data directory to /usr/home/moodlc/moodle (replace with your username).
• Select MariaDB as database type.
• Inset your database login details from konsoleH.
• Confirm the license, server-check and installation (at the bottom respectively).
• Afterwards, enter your information for the new Moodle admin user.
• Then you can enter the name and description of your website.
• Finishing up, you can choose to register the site or skip this step at the bottom left.

Next steps

If all works as expected, you can start using Moodle! Under https://moodle.example.com/my/courses.php you are able to create new courses and configure the site to your needs. Using https://moodle.example.com/my/ you can access the dashboard to see the current available courses as well as the calendar.

License: MIT