hecc 2009 presentation - moodle administration
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Powerpoiint presentation including notes from my 2009 HECC talk on Moodle AdministrationTRANSCRIPT
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MOODLE ADMINISTRATION
Presented by Joshua Worden
HECC 2009
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MOODLE ADMINISTRATION₪ Moodle Basics₪ Platforms₪ Installation₪ Upgrading₪ Configuration₪ Backups₪ Optimization₪ Q&A
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MOODLE BASICS• Free, open-source, online learning
platform
• Tailored for a school environment.
• Platform-independent
• Can be hosted locally or by a Moodle Partner.
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PLATFORMS• Moodle can run on any platform that
supports PHP and SQL.
• Common platforms:– Windows Server 2003/2008– Ubuntu Linux– Debian/Other Linux/Unix
• Common Webservers:– IIS– Apache
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INSTALLATION• OS/Web Server setup
• Copy or FTP Moodle folder
• Access site URL (http://localhost/moodle)
• Walk through Administration setup/install
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UPGRADING• BACKUPS!
• Similar to new install
• Incremental vs. Major Version upgrades
• Copy new files
• Run install from /admin
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CONFIGURATION & CUSTOMIZATION• Site-wide Roles vs. Locally Assigned
• Authentication/User Management
• Themes & Modules
• Source/Script Modification
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BACKUPS• External Backups
• /moodledata
• Site-wide Backups
• Course Backups
• Automation / cron
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OPTIMIZATION• Some native caching
• Supports some 3rd party optimization
– eAccelerator– Turckmmcache
• Performance Information & Monitoring
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MOODLE ADMINISTRATION
Presented by Joshua Worden
HECC 2009
Questions?