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Title of the script: Moodle site setup

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, Moodle site setup

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

|-
|| Title Slide
|| Welcome to the spoken tutorial on '''Moodle site setup'''.

|-
|| 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
* Installed and configured Moodle
|| You should also have done '''Server setup''' and '''installed''' and '''configured Moodle'''.

|-
|| Only narration
|| We have completed '''Moodle installation''' and '''configuration''' earlier.

Now, let’s move onto '''Moodle 4.5 site setup'''.

|-
|| Open a web browser >> type localhost
|| Open a '''web browser''' and type '''localhost.'''

|-
|| Click on Continue
|| Click on the '''Continue''' button.

|-
|| Highlight the title - Installation-Moodle 4.3.3
|| We will land on the '''Installation-Moodle 4.3.3''' page.

|-
|| Scroll down to Other checks
|| Scroll down and look at the section named '''Other checks'''.

|-
|| Locate the error message: php setting max\_input\_vars must be at least 5000
|| Look for an '''error message''' that says: '''php setting max\_input\_vars must be at least 5000'''

|-
|| Switch to the terminal and type: Type: sudo gedit /etc/php/8.3/fpm/php.ini
|| If you find it, switch to the '''terminal''' and type: '''sudo gedit /etc/php/8.3/fpm/php.ini'''

|-
|| Change max\_input\_var \= '''5000'''

Delete ''';''' from the start of the line
|| Change the value of '''max\_input\_var''' to '''5000'''.

Then delete the '''semicolon''' from the start of the line.

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

|-
|| Type: sudo systemctl restart php8.3-fpm.service
|| Now '''run: sudo systemctl restart php8.3-fpm.service'''

|-
|| Type : sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
|| Next '''run: sudo systemctl restart nginx.service'''

|-
|| Open a web browser \>\> type localhost
|| Open the '''web browser''' and type '''localhost.'''

|-
|| Scroll down \>\> point to Other checks
|| Scroll down to the section named '''Other checks'''.

|-
||
|| The error you saw earlier shouldn’t be seen.

|-
|| Click on Continue button
|| Click on the '''Continue''' button.

|-
|| Point to the title: Installation
|| We land on the '''Installation''' page.

|-
|| Scroll down \>\> click on Continue button
|| Scroll down to the bottom and click on the '''Continue''' button.

|-
|| Point to General
|| On the '''Installation''' page, we are now in the '''General''' section.

|-
||
|| Here we see values displayed in some fields.

|-
|| On-screen-text: Admin@123 Type '''New Password \= Admin@123'''
|| In the '''New Password''' field, type a '''password''' by following the displayed rules.

|-
|| Type '''Email address \= admin@edupyramids.com'''
|| In the '''Email address''' field, type the '''admin user’s email id'''.

|-
|| Choose Email visibility \= Hidden
|| In the '''Email visibility''' field, you can choose to keep this '''email''' hidden.

|-
|| Scroll down \>\> click on Update profile button
|| Scroll down to the bottom and click on the '''Update profile''' button.

|-
|| Point to New settings \- Site home settings
|| On the '''Installation''' page, we are now in the '''New settings \- Site home settings''' section.

|-
|| Type '''Full site name''' \= '''Edupyramids Learning Centre'''
|| In '''Full site name''', type “'''Edupyramids Learning Centre”.'''

You can also type any other '''site''' name of your choice.

|-
|| Type '''Short name for site''' \= '''Edupyramids”'''
|| In '''Short name for site''', type '''“Edupyramids”'''.

Here also you can type any other name of your choice.

|-
|| Type '''Site home summary''' \= “Elearning platform for learning IT courses.

Suitable for K12, UG, PG and working professionals.”

|| Type a short description in '''Site home summary''' textbox.

|-
|| Choose '''New settings \- Location settings''' dropdown '''\= Asia/Kolkata'''
|| In '''New settings \- Location settings dropdown''', choose '''Asia/Kolkata'''.

|-
|| Click '''Save changes''' button
|| Click on '''Save changes''' button at the bottom.

|-
|| Type '''New settings \- Support contact \= admin@edupyramids.com'''
|| In '''New settings \- Support contact''', type the '''admin user’s email id'''.

You can choose to type any other '''support staff’s email id''' also.

|-
|| Click '''Save changes''' button
|| Click on '''Save changes''' button.

|-
|| '''Moodle Admin Dashboard''' page \>\> Click '''Got it''' button
|| You will now land on the '''Moodle Admin Dashboard''' page.

Click the '''Got it''' button to end the '''site''' tour.

|-
||
|| Congratulations! Your '''Moodle site''' is now fully '''setup''' and ready for your use.

|-
|| Thank you slide
|| Thank you for following along. You’re now ready to start using '''Moodle 4.5'''.

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

|-

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 |-
-|| Highlight the title - Installation-Moodle 4.3.3
+|| Highlight the title - Installation-Moodle 4.5.3
-|| We will land on the '''Installation-Moodle 4.3.3''' page.
+|| We will land on the '''Installation-Moodle 4.5.3''' page.
 |-

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 |-
-|| Type '''Email address = admin@edupyramids.com'''
+|| Type '''Email address = admin-edupyramids@gmail.com'''
 || In the '''Email address''' field, type the '''admin user’s email id'''.
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 |-
-|| Type '''New settings - Support contact = admin@edupyramids.com'''
+|| Type '''New settings - Support contact = admin-edupyramids@gmail.com'''
 || In '''New settings - Support contact''', type the '''admin user’s email id'''.

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 Author: Nancy Varkey
-Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, Moodle site setup
+Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, Moodle site setup, video tutorial.
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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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 * Installed and configured Moodle
 * For the prerequisite Moodle tutorials, please visit https://EduPyramids.org
 || You should also have done '''Server setup''' and '''installed''' and '''configured Moodle'''.
@@ Line 44: / Line 47: @@
 |-
 || Open a web browser >> type localhost
-|| Open a '''web browser''' and type '''localhost.'''
+|| Open a '''web browser''' and type '''localhost'''.
 |-
@@ Line 70: / Line 73: @@
 Delete ''';''' from the start of the line
-|| Change the value of '''max_input_var''' to '''5000'''.
+|| Change the value of '''max_input_vars''' to '''5000'''.
 Then delete the '''semicolon''' from the start of the line.
@@ Line 179: / Line 182: @@
 |-
 || '''Moodle Admin Dashboard''' page >> Click '''Got it''' button
-|| You will now land on the '''Moodle Admin Dashboard''' page.
+|| You will now land on the '''Moodle Admin Dashboard'''.
 Click the '''Got it''' button to end the '''site''' tour.
@@ Line 189: / Line 192: @@
 |-
 || Thank you slide
-|| Thank you for following along. You’re now ready to start using '''Moodle 4.5'''.
+|| Thank you for following along.
 |-

@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 * Installed and configured Moodle
 || You should also have done '''Server setup''' and '''installed''' and '''configured Moodle'''.
 |-
@@ Line 190: / Line 192: @@
 |-
 || Slide: Acknowledgement
 || This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services Private Limited, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
 |-

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 |-
-|| Locate the error message:  php setting max\_input\_vars must be at least 5000
+|| Locate the error message:  php setting max_input_vars must be at least 5000
-|| Look for an '''error message''' that says: '''php setting max\_input\_vars must be at least 5000'''
+|| Look for an '''error message''' that says: '''php setting max_input_vars must be at least 5000'''
 |-
@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 |-
-|| Change max\_input\_var \= '''5000'''
+|| Change max_input_var = '''5000'''
 Delete ''';''' from the start of the line
-|| Change the value of '''max\_input\_var''' to '''5000'''.
+|| Change the value of '''max_input_var''' to '''5000'''.
 Then delete the '''semicolon''' from the start of the line.
@@ Line 84: / Line 84: @@
 |-
-|| Open a web browser \>\> type localhost
+|| Open a web browser >> type localhost
 || Open the '''web browser''' and type '''localhost.'''
 |-
-|| Scroll down \>\> point to Other checks
+|| Scroll down >> point to Other checks
 || Scroll down to the section named '''Other checks'''.
@@ Line 116: / Line 116: @@
 |-
-|| On-screen-text: Admin@123 Type '''New Password \= Admin@123'''
+|| On-screen-text: Admin@123 Type '''New Password = Admin@123'''
 || In the '''New Password''' field, type a '''password''' by following the displayed rules.
 |-
-|| Type '''Email address \= admin@edupyramids.com'''
+|| Type '''Email address = admin@edupyramids.com'''
 || In the '''Email address''' field, type the '''admin user’s email id'''.
 |-
-|| Choose Email visibility \= Hidden
+|| Choose Email visibility = Hidden
 || In the '''Email visibility''' field, you can choose to keep this '''email''' hidden.
 |-
-|| Scroll down \>\> click on Update profile button
+|| Scroll down >> click on Update profile button
 || Scroll down to the bottom and click on the '''Update profile''' button.
 |-
-|| Point to New settings \- Site home settings
+|| Point to New settings - Site home settings
-|| On the '''Installation''' page, we are now in the '''New settings \- Site home settings''' section.
+|| On the '''Installation''' page, we are now in the '''New settings - Site home settings''' section.
 |-
-|| Type '''Full site name''' \= '''Edupyramids Learning Centre'''
+|| Type '''Full site name''' = '''Edupyramids Learning Centre'''
 || In '''Full site name''', type “'''Edupyramids Learning Centre”.'''
@@ Line 142: / Line 142: @@
 |-
-|| Type '''Short name for site''' \= '''Edupyramids”'''
+|| Type '''Short name for site''' = '''Edupyramids”'''
 || In '''Short name for site''', type '''“Edupyramids”'''.
@@ Line 148: / Line 148: @@
 |-
-|| Type '''Site home summary''' \= “Elearning platform for learning IT courses.
+|| Type '''Site home summary'''
-Suitable for K12, UG, PG and working professionals.”
+''“Elearning platform for learning IT courses.
 || Type a short description in '''Site home summary''' textbox.
 |-
-|| Choose '''New settings \- Location settings''' dropdown '''\= Asia/Kolkata'''
+|| Choose '''New settings - Location settings''' dropdown '''= Asia/Kolkata'''
-|| In '''New settings \- Location settings dropdown''', choose '''Asia/Kolkata'''.
+|| In '''New settings - Location settings dropdown''', choose '''Asia/Kolkata'''.
 |-
@@ Line 163: / Line 165: @@
 |-
-|| Type '''New settings \- Support contact \= admin@edupyramids.com'''
+|| Type '''New settings - Support contact = admin@edupyramids.com'''
-|| In '''New settings \- Support contact''', type the '''admin user’s email id'''.
+|| In '''New settings - Support contact''', type the '''admin user’s email id'''.
 You can choose to type any other '''support staff’s email id''' also.
@@ Line 173: / Line 175: @@
 |-
-|| '''Moodle Admin Dashboard''' page \>\> Click '''Got it''' button
+|| '''Moodle Admin Dashboard''' page >> Click '''Got it''' button
 || You will now land on the '''Moodle Admin Dashboard''' page.