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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| <u>'''''Visual Cue'''''</u>
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| <u>'''''Narration'''''</u>

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 1:'''

Installing Moodle on Local Server.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on ''Installing Moodle on Local Server.''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 2:'''

Learning Objectives:
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| In this tutorial, we will learn how to 
* '''Download Moodle''' and 
* Install '''Moodle'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 3:'''

System Prerequisites

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| To install '''Moodle''' in your system, you should have a system supporting:

* '''Apache''' 2.x (or higher version)
* '''MariaDB '''5.5.30 (or any higher version) and
* '''PHP''' 5.4.4 +(or any higher version)<br/> 

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 4:'''

OS, Web Server and Moodle Versions

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| To record this tutorial, I will be using:

* '''Ubuntu Linux OS '''16.04
* '''Apache, MariaDB '''and''' PHP''' obtained through''' XAMPP 5.6.30 '''
* '''Moodle''' 3.3 and 
* '''Firefox '''web browser. 

You can use any web browser of your choice.

However, '''Internet Explorer''' should be avoided, as it causes some display inconsistencies.

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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Please ensure that you have '''Internet''' connectivity before you begin.

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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 5:'''

Prerequisites check
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Also refer to the previous tutorials in this series.

And ensure that the prerequisites are met and the '''database''' is setup properly.

*We should have '''XAMPP''' running and
*We should have a '''database''' set up with '''username moodle-st'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Open '''Firefox'''
In the address bar type,
'''http://127.0.0.1'''
>> press '''Enter.'''

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| First, let me go to the web browser and launch '''XAMPP.'''

In the address bar, type 
'''http colon double slash 127 dot 0 dot 0 dot 1 '''
and press '''Enter.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| In the top menu >> click on '''phpinfo'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| In the menu at the top right of the screen, click on '''PHPinfo.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Type Ctrl+F >> type DOCUMENT_ROOT in the search window >> Press Enter'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Now press '''Ctrl + F''' keys and search for '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Point to'''Apache Environment'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"|It will be found in the table '''Apache Environment'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"|The value of '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT''' will be either
* '''slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs '''or
* '''slash var slash www'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Point or highlight '''/opt/lampp/htdocs'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| In my machine, it is '''slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Please make a note of this path.
We are going to install '''Moodle''' here.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Downloading Moodle (Browser)'''

Go to http://www.moodle.org
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Let’s now start downloading '''Moodle'''.

Go to the official website of '''Moodle''' which is
moodle.org 

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on '''Downloads''' >> click on '''MOODLE 3.3. '''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on the '''Downloads''' link in the top menu.

And then click on the latest release button '''MOODLE 3.3+. '''

At the time of recording this tutorial, the latest stable '''Moodle''' version is 3.3.

It could be different when you try.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click '''Download zip''' button.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on the '''Download zip''' button.
This will start downloading '''Moodle''' on our machine.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| I have already downloaded this file and it is in my '''Downloads''' folder. 

So I will skip this step.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Open the terminal by pressing '''Ctrl + Alt + T''' keys together.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Switch to the terminal 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| On the terminal, I will change the directory to '''Downloads.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Switch to the terminal >> Type
'''cd Downloads'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| To do that, type the command:
'''cd space Downloads'''
and press '''Enter.'''
You will have to type the''' path '''where you downloaded '''Moodle''' on your system.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type
'''ls''' >> press '''Enter.'''
Point to '''moodle''' zip file.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Once you are in that directory, type '''ls''' and press '''Enter''' to list the files therein.

Here is my '''Moodle''' installation file.  It has the name '''moodle hyphen latest hyphen 33 dot zip'''
If you had renamed it to some other name during download, then locate that file in your folder.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Next, we have to extract the contents of this '''zip''' file into the '''moodle''' folder.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type
'''sudo unzip moodle-latest-33.zip -d /opt/lampp/htdocs/'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| At the '''command prompt''', type:
'''sudo space unzip space moodle hyphen latest hyphen 33 dot zip space hyphen d space slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs slash'''
Now press '''Enter.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Press '''Ctrl + L'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Let’s clear the terminal by pressing '''Ctrl + L.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''cd /opt/lampp/htdocs'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Now type 
'''cd space slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs'''
and press '''Enter.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type''' ls'''


Highlight the '''Moodle''' directory
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| To list the files in this directory, type '''ls''' and press '''Enter'''.

You can see that a new folder named '''moodle''' has been created.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Give read, write and execute permissions
Type '''sudo chmod 777 moodle/'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Let us give '''read, write''' and '''execute permissions''' to the '''owner''' and the '''group members''' of '''moodle''' folder.
So type - 
'''sudo space chmod space 777 space moodle slash'''
and press '''Enter.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Enter the '''administrative '''password if prompted and press '''Enter.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''SLIDE 6:'''

(Switch to browser)
http://127.0.0.1/moodle
Or
'''http://localhost/moodle'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Now switch to the browser and type -

'''http colon double slash 127.0.0.1 slash moodle '''
or 
'''http colon double slash localhost slash moodle'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Highlight '''localhost'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| I have typed my '''localhost IP''' here. 
This '''IP''' necessarily has to be the '''IP''' of the machine on which '''moodle''' is installed.
Please note that '''moodle''' is the folder into which we had extracted earlier.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Press '''Enter'''

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Press '''Enter''' and you will see the '''Moodle''' installation page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| By default, we are in step number one, that is, '''Configuration.'''
Pls note: '''Moodle''' can be installed in multiple languages.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Select '''English''' >> click on '''Next '''button.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| But we will limit ourselves to English language only.  

So, select '''English '''here.
Click on '''Next''' button below the language dropdown.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Paths:'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Next is the '''Paths''' page.

This is where the '''web address, moodle directory''' and '''data directory''' are defined.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 7: Web Address'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Web address''' is the '''URL''' for us to access '''Moodle''' once installed. 

This is the same '''URL''' that we entered above, which is shown here:  

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 8: Moodle directory'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Moodle directory''' is the folder where all the '''Moodle''' code is available. 

Notice here - both '''Web address '''and '''Moodle directory''' are non-editable fields. 

These cannot be changed by us.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Switch to the browser. Highlight '''Data directory.'''

'''Show Slide 9: Data directory'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Next is the '''Data directory'''. 

This is the folder where all file content uploaded by teachers and students, will be stored. 

This folder needs to have '''read''' and '''write permission''' so the files can be stored here.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| However it should not be directly accessible on the web for security reasons. 

So, it is to be kept outside of the installation folder.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Switch to the browser. 

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''moodledata''' inside the folder '''lampp''' is the default '''data directory''' which the '''installer''' tries to create. 

However, it does not have the permission to create a folder here. 

So, we have to create this folder manually and give it the required permissions.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on Terminal window.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Go to the '''terminal''' window.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| In the terminal window, type
'''sudo mkdir /opt/lampp/moodledata'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| At the '''prompt''', type
'''sudo space mkdir space slash opt slash lampp slash moodledata'''
and press '''Enter.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type:

'''sudo chmod 777 /opt/lampp/moodledata '''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Now, type - '''sudo space chmod space 777 space slash opt slash lampp slash moodledata'''
and press '''Enter.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Browser
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Go back to the browser now and click on '''Next''' button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Choose Database driver (browser):'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| After this comes the '''database configuration''' page.

Select '''MariaDB''' from the dropdown and click on the '''Next''' button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Database configurations (browser):'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Enter '''localhost''' as the  '''Database Host Name.'''

Now, we have to enter the '''database name, username''' and '''password'''.
These are the ones we created earlier in '''phpMyAdmin.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Database name'''
Type '''moodle-st'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| I will enter '''moodle-st''' as the '''database name.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Database User'''
'''Type moodle-st'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Then '''moodle-st''' as the '''database username.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Database Password '''
Type '''moodle-st'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| And '''moodle-st''' as my''' database password.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on '''Next'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Leave the '''Table Prefix '''and the other fields as they are and click '''Next.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on '''Continue'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| We can see a '''terms and conditions''' page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''License''' >> Click on '''Continue'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| This is the step where you need to read the license agreement and agree to the same.

Read the text and then click on '''Continue.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Point to '''Server Checks'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| We can see the '''Server Checks '''page next. 

Scroll down to see the message '''Your server environment meets all minimum requirements'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Show the screen shot

Add the text:
Refer to the Additional reading material link of this tutorial for the solution.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| You may get other errors as shown:

Refer to the '''Additional reading material '''link of this tutorial for the solution.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on '''Continue'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click on '''Continue.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| This step may take some time depending on your Internet speed.

You may get an error message '''Site is being upgraded, please retry later''' if you refresh the page. 

In that case, please refresh after some time.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click '''Continue'''

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click '''Continue''' when you get a success message for the installation.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| The next page is for '''administrator configuration.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''admin''' as username.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Enter the '''username''' that you want for the '''Moodle Administrative''' page.
I will enter the '''username''' as '''admin.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Default Password rules for '''Moodle'''

Highlight the rules on the screen
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Now enter a password for the '''Moodle Administrator.'''

The password here must follow these rules as shown here.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''Spokentutorial1@''' as password.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| To enter the password, click on '''Click to enter text''' link.
I will enter '''Spokentutorial1@''' as my '''admin password.'''
Click on '''Unmask''' icon to reveal the password.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Note down the '''username''' and '''password''' that you have created for future use.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type priyankaspokentutorial@gmail.com in the email address field.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Email address''' is a mandatory field. 

I will enter priyankaspokentutorial@gmail.com here.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Select a country ->''' India'''

Timezone -> '''Asia/Kolkata'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| In '''Select a country''' dropdown, select '''India.'''

Select the timezone as '''Asia/Kolkata'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| We will leave rest of the fields with their default values.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Click '''Update Profile.'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Scroll down and click on '''Update Profile''' button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Please note that '''Moodle''' is a resource consuming software. 

Every step may take time to complete.  

Please wait for the next page to load and do not close or refresh the page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| The next screen is for''' Front page settings'''. 

This is the page people will see when they visit our '''moodle site.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''Digital India LMS''' in '''Full Site Name''' field
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Enter '''Digital India LMS''' as the '''Full Site Name.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''Digital India LMS''' in '''Short name for site''' field
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Enter '''Digital India LMS''' again as the '''Short name for site. '''

This is what will be visible as the name of the '''moodle site''' in the navigation bar.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Let us leave the '''Front Page Summary''' as blank for now.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Timezone: '''Asia/ kolkata'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Select the timezone as '''Asia/Kolkata.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Self Registration : '''Disable.'''





No-reply address: noreply@localhost.com










Click on '''Save Changes'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| The next dropdown is '''Self Registration'''.

If '''Self Registration '''is enabled, then new users can register themselves on their own. 

Select '''Disable '''from the dropdown. 

Next is the text box '''no-reply address'''. 
The default value in this field is''' noreply@localhost. '''

Since this is not a valid email ID, change it to noreply@localhost.com.

This email ID will be shown as '''From''' address, when '''Moodle''' does not have any email ID to show.

For example, if I specify to keep my address as''' private''', all mails sent on my behalf will have this email ID.

Lastly, click on '''Save Changes '''button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| We are now ready to use '''Moodle. '''

You can see the front page of the new site here. 

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide''' '''12:'''

Summary
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| With this we come to the end of this tutorial.  Let us summarize.

In this tutorial, we learnt to:
* Download '''Moodle''' from '''moodle.org''' and
* install '''Moodle''' on local server

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide''' '''13:'''

(About Spoken Tutorial Project)
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| The video at the following link, summarizes the '''Spoken Tutorial '''project.

Please download and watch it.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 14:'''


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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| The '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 15:'''

(About Spoken Tutorial Forum)
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| * Do you have questions in THIS '''Spoken Tutorial'''?
* Please visit '''http://forums.spoken-tutorial.org'''
* Choose the minute and second where you have the question
* Explain your question briefly
* Someone from our team will answer them

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 16:'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| * The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial
* Please do not post unrelated and general questions on them
* This will help reduce the clutter
* With less clutter, we can use these discussion as instructional material

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 17:'''

(Acknowledgement)
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This is Nancy Varkey along with the spoken tutorial team signing off. Thank you for joining.

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