README $Id$\r
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-If you are installing the first time, then you \r
-should read the installation guide which is \r
-part of the Moodle documentation (along with \r
-information about upgrading etc):\r
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- http://moodle.com/doc/\r
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-There is a copy of all this documentation as part of \r
-this Moodle distribution. You can access your local\r
-copy of the installation guide here:\r
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- lang/en/docs/install.html\r
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-Once Moodle is installed on your machine, then \r
-you can also access a local copy of all this \r
-documentation (localised to your language) at:\r
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- http://yourmoodlesite.com/doc/\r
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+QUICK INSTALL\r
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For the impatient, here is a basic outline of the \r
installation process, which normally takes me only \r
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1) Move the Moodle files into your web directory. \r
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-2) Create an empty directory somewhere to store \r
- uploaded files (NOT accessible via the web).\r
- This directory must be writeable by the web server\r
- process.\r
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-3) Create a single database for Moodle to store all\r
+2) Create a single database for Moodle to store all\r
it's tables in (or choose an existing database).\r
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-4) Copy the file config-dist.php to config.php, and \r
- edit it with all your own settings.\r
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-5) Visit your new home page with a web browser. Moodle\r
- will lead you through the rest of the setup, \r
- creating an admin account and so on.\r
+3) Visit your Moodle site with a browser, you should \r
+ be taken to the install.php script, which will lead\r
+ you through creating a config.php file and then \r
+ setting up Moodle, creating an admin account etc.\r
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-6) Set up a cron task to call the file admin/cron.php\r
+4) Set up a cron task to call the file admin/cron.php\r
every five minutes or so.\r
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-Cheers!\r
-Martin Dougiamas\r
+For more information, see the INSTALL DOCUMENTATION:\r
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+ http://moodle.org/doc\r
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+If you have real trouble, please visit the Moodle course \r
+"Using Moodle" on moodle.org.\r
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+Good luck and have fun!\r
+Martin Dougiamas, Lead Developer\r
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