// This file should be located in the top-level directory.
//
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-
+//
+// NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT
+//
+// Moodle - Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
+// http://moodle.com
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2001 Martin Dougiamas http://dougiamas.com
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details:
+//
+// http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
// Site configuration variables are all stored in the CFG object.
-// First, we need to configure the database where all Moodle data
+// First, you need to configure the database where all Moodle data
// will be stored. This database must already have been created
-// and a username/password created to access it. See INSTALL doc.
+// and a username/password created to access it. See doc/INSTALL.
$CFG->dbtype = "mysql"; // eg mysql, postgres, oracle, access etc
$CFG->dbhost = "localhost"; // eg localhost
$CFG->dbpass = "password";
-// Next you need to tell Moodle where it is, and where it can save files.
+// Next you need to tell Moodle where it is located
$CFG->wwwroot = "http://example.com/moodle";
$CFG->dirroot = "/web/moodle";
-$CFG->dataroot = "/home/moodledata"; // Web-server writeable
+
+
+// And where it can save files. This directory should be writeable
+// by the web server user (usually 'nobody' or 'apache'), but it should
+// not be accessible directly via the web.
+
+$CFG->dataroot = "/home/moodledata";
// Choose a theme from the "themes" folder. Default theme is "standard".
// Give the full name (eg mail.example.com) of an SMTP server that the
-// web server machine has access to (to send mail). Default: "localhost".
+// web server machine has access to (to send mail).
$CFG->smtphost = "mail.example.com";
-// You should not need to change anything below this line
+// You should not need to change anything else. To continue setting up
+// Moodle, use your web browser to go to the moodle/admin web page.
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$CFG->libdir = "$CFG->dirroot/lib";