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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

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.

For the prerequisite Moodle tutorials, please visit this website.

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

Domain Expert : Nancy Varkey

This spoken tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids Educational Services Private Limited, SINE, IIT Bombay.

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