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Title of the script: Installing and configuring Moodle

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, server setup for Moodle installation, Moodle installation, Moodle configuration

{| border =1
|-
|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''

|-
||Title Slide
||Welcome to the spoken tutorial on '''installing''' and '''configuring Moodle'''.

|-
||Pre-requisite slide:
You will need:
*A machine with Ubuntu 22.04 OS
*Minimum 50 GB of free space on your machine
*Internet connection
||To follow this tutorial, you will need a '''machine''' with '''Ubuntu 22.04 OS'''.

You will need minimum '''50 GB''' of '''free space''' on your '''machine'''.

You will also need '''internet connection'''.

|-
||Pre-requisite slide:

You should have
*Done Server setup
||You should also have done '''Server setup'''.

|-
||Only narration
||We have completed the essential '''server setup''' steps earlier.

Now, let’s move onto '''installing''' and '''configuring Moodle 4.5'''.

|-
||On-screen-text can display the website in large text

Open a web browser and go to:
https://download.moodle.org/download.php/stable405/moodle-4.5.3.zip
||First, we have to '''download Moodle''' from the '''official site'''.

Open a '''web browser''' and go to:
'''https://download.moodle.org/download.php/stable405/moodle-4.5.3.zip'''

|-
||Switch to the Downloads folder and point to the zip file
||The zip file is saved in the '''Downloads''' folder.

|-
||Switch to the terminal window
||Next, go to the '''terminal window'''.

|-
||On-screen-text inside the terminal window>>
“Press Enter to run every command on the terminal.”
||Please note: After typing each '''command''', press '''Enter''' to '''run''' it.

|-
||Slide: moodle-commands.txt file

For your convenience, a '''text file''' named '''moodle-commands.txt''' has been provided to you.

Please copy-paste the '''commands''' from that '''file'''.
||A text file named '''moodle-commands.txt''' has been provided for your convenience.
Please copy-paste the '''commands''' from that file.

|-
||Type: cd Downloads/
||We will first navigate to the '''Downloads''' folder by typing:

'''cd Downloads/'''

|-
||Type: sudo unzip moodle-4.5.3.zip -d /var/www/html/
||'''Unzip''' the '''Moodle package''' into the '''web directory''' by '''running''':

'''sudo unzip moodle-4.5.3.zip -d /var/www/html/'''

This extracts all the '''Moodle files''' into the '''web server directory'''.

|-
||Type: sudo mkdir /var/www/moodledata
||Now, we have to create a '''folder''' for the '''Moodle data'''. So '''run''':

'''sudo mkdir /var/www/moodledata'''

|-
||Type: sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/moodledata
||After that, we will change the ownership of this '''folder''' to the '''web server user'''.

So '''run''':
'''sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/moodledata'''

|-
||Type: sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/moodle
||Next, we will set the '''permission''' for the '''Moodle files'''.

So '''run''':
'''sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/moodle'''

|-
||Type: sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/moodledata >> press Enter

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/moodle
||Now we will specifically adjust some '''permissions'''.

So '''run''' the following 2 '''commands''' one after the other.

'''sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/moodledata'''

'''sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/moodle'''

|-
||Type: sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/lib/php/sessions
||We also have to ensure that the '''PHP session files''' belong to the '''web user'''.

So '''run''':
'''sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/lib/php/sessions'''

|-
||Type: cd /var/www/html/moodle
||Next, switch to the '''Moodle directory''' by typing:

cd /var/www/html/moodle

|-
||Type: sudo cp config-dist.php config.php
||Copy the default '''configuration file''' by '''running''' this '''command''':

'''sudo cp config-dist.php config.php'''

|-
||Type: sudo gedit config.php
||Now, we will edit '''config.php''' to '''set''' the '''database''' and '''site''' details.

So type:
'''sudo gedit config.php'''

|-
||Press Ctrl+F to find these lines if you cannot locate them easily with a visual search

<?php // Moodle configuration file

$CFG->dbtype = 'mariadb';
$CFG->dblibrary = 'native';
$CFG->dbhost = 'localhost';
$CFG->dbname = 'moodledb';
$CFG->dbuser = 'moodleuser';
$CFG->dbpass = 'moodle123';
$CFG->prefix = 'mdl_';
$CFG->dboptions = array();

$CFG->wwwroot = 'http://localhost';
$CFG->dataroot = '/var/www/moodledata';
$CFG->dirroot = '/var/www/html/moodle'; // Leave if not available
$CFG->admin = 'admin';

$CFG->directorypermissions = 02777;
||Add, modify or verify these '''parameters''' one by one.

|-
||Save and close the file
||Save and close the '''file'''.

|-
||
||Next, we will '''configure Nginx''' for '''Moodle'''.

|-
||Type: sudo gedit /etc/nginx/sites-available/moodle
||Open a new '''site configuration file''' by '''running''' this '''command'''.

'''sudo gedit /etc/nginx/sites-available/moodle'''

|-
||Copy-paste this configuration code inside this file:

server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
root /var/www/html/moodle;

index index.php index.html index.htm;

access_log /var/log/nginx/moodle_access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/moodle_error.log;

location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}

location ~ [^/]\.php(/|$) {
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock;
}

location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$ {
try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
expires max;
log_not_found off;
}
}
||Paste this '''configuration code''' inside this '''file'''.

|-
||Save and close the file
||Save and close the '''file'''.

|-
||Type: sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/moodle /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
||Next, we will create a symbolic '''link''' to enable the '''site'''.

So '''run''':
'''sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/moodle /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/'''

|-
||On-screen-text:
“If you encounter port conflicts with the default site, change the default port in /etc/nginx/sites-available/default”.
||If you encounter '''port''' conflicts with the '''default site''', change the '''default port''' in '''/etc/nginx/sites-available/default.'''

|-
||Type: sudo nginx -t
||Finally, we will test the '''Nginx configuration'''.

So '''run: sudo nginx -t'''

|-
||Type: sudo systemctl reload nginx.service
||If there are no '''errors''', '''reload Nginx''' by typing:

'''sudo systemctl reload nginx.service'''

|-
||Only narration
||'''Moodle''' is now '''installed''' and '''configured''' and the '''server setup''' is complete.

After this, we will '''setup''' the '''Moodle site'''.

|-
||Thank you slide
|Thank you for following along. You are now on your way to '''hosting Moodle 4.5''' on '''Ubuntu 22.04!'''

|-
||Slide: Acknowledgement
||This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services Private Limited, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''

|-

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+! style="width:400px;" | Visual Cues
-! style="width:450px;" | Narration
+! style="width:500px;" | Narration
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 * Minimum 50 GB of free space on your machine
 * Internet connection
 ||To follow this tutorial, you will need a '''machine''' with '''Ubuntu 22.04 OS'''.
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 You should have
-*Done Server setup
+* Done Server setup
 ||You should also have done '''Server setup'''.
 |-
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 Open a web browser and go to:
 https://download.moodle.org/download.php/stable405/moodle-4.5.3.zip
 ||First, we have to '''download Moodle''' from the '''official site'''.
 Open a '''web browser''' and go to:
 '''https://download.moodle.org/download.php/stable405/moodle-4.5.3.zip'''
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 ||On-screen-text inside the terminal window>>
 “Press Enter to run every command on the terminal.”
 ||Please note: After typing each '''command''', press '''Enter''' to '''run''' it.
@@ Line 70: / Line 76: @@
 Please copy-paste the '''commands''' from that '''file'''.
 ||A text file named '''moodle-commands.txt''' has been provided for your convenience.
 Please copy-paste the '''commands''' from that file.
@@ Line 88: / Line 95: @@
 |-
 ||Type: sudo mkdir /var/www/moodledata
-||Now, we have to create a '''folder''' for the '''Moodle data'''.  So '''run''':
+||Now, we have to create a '''folder''' for the '''Moodle data'''.
 '''sudo mkdir /var/www/moodledata'''
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 server {
-	listen 80;
+listen 80;
-	server_name localhost;
+server_name localhost;
-	root /var/www/html/moodle;
+root /var/www/html/moodle;
-	index index.php index.html index.htm;
+index index.php index.html index.htm;
-	access_log /var/log/nginx/moodle_access.log;
+access_log /var/log/nginx/moodle_access.log;
-	error_log /var/log/nginx/moodle_error.log;
+error_log /var/log/nginx/moodle_error.log;
-	location / {
+location / {
-    	try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
+try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
-−
+}
-	location ~ [^/]\.php(/|$) {
+location ~ [^/]\.php(/|$) {
-    	fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
+fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
-    	include fastcgi_params;
+include fastcgi_params;
-    	fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
-    	fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
+fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
-    	fastcgi_index index.php;
+fastcgi_index index.php;
-    	fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock;
+fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock;
-−
+}
-	location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$ {
+location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$ {
-    	try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
+try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
-    	expires max;
+expires max;
-    	log_not_found off;
+log_not_found off;
-−
+}
+}
 ||Paste this '''configuration code''' inside this '''file'''.
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 |-
 ||Type: sudo nginx -t
-||Finally, we will test the '''Nginx configuration'''.
+||Finally, we will test the '''nginx configuration'''.
 So '''run: sudo nginx -t'''
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 |-
 ||Type: sudo systemctl reload nginx.service
-||If there are no '''errors''', '''reload Nginx''' by typing:
+||If there are no '''errors''', '''reload nginx''' by typing:
 '''sudo systemctl reload nginx.service'''
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 |-
 ||Thank you slide
-|Thank you for following along.  You are now on your way to '''hosting Moodle 4.5''' on '''Ubuntu 22.04!'''
+|Thank you for following along.
 |-
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 |-

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 Author: Nancy Varkey
-Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, server setup for Moodle installation, Moodle installation, Moodle configuration
+Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, server setup for Moodle installation, Moodle installation, Moodle configuration, video tutorial.
 {| border =1
@@ Line 17: / Line 18: @@
 ||Pre-requisite slide:
 You will need:
-*A machine with Ubuntu 22.04 OS
+* A machine with Ubuntu 22.04 OS
-*Minimum 50 GB of free space on your machine
+* Minimum 50 GB of free space on your machine
-*Internet connection
+* Internet connection
 ||To follow this tutorial, you will need a '''machine''' with '''Ubuntu 22.04 OS'''.

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 ||Next, switch to the '''Moodle directory''' by typing:
-cd /var/www/html/moodle
+'''cd /var/www/html/moodle'''
 |-