From: moodler
The requirements for Moodle are as follows:
There are two ways to get Moodle, as a compressed package and via CVS. These - are explained in detail on the download page: http://moodle.org/download/
+ are explained in detail on the download page: http://moodle.org/download/After downloading and unpacking the archive, or checking out the files via CVS, you will be left with a directory called "moodle", containing a number of files and folders.
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ php_value post_max_size 2M-*/5 * * * * wget -q -O /dev/null http://example.com/moodle/admin/cron.phpOn Windows systems: The simplest way is to use this little package moodle-cron-for-windows.zip +
On Windows systems: The simplest way is to use this little package moodle-cron-for-windows.zip which makes this whole thing very easy. You can also explore using the built-in Windows feature for "Scheduled Tasks".
On web hosts: Your web-based control panel may have a web page that allows diff --git a/lang/en/docs/installamp.html b/lang/en/docs/installamp.html index a0084bf649..0e3e8f36b1 100755 --- a/lang/en/docs/installamp.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/installamp.html @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ and add PHP and MySQL using Marc Liyanage's packages. Both of the pages below come with good instructions that we won't duplicate here:
-PHP: Download from here: http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/
-MySQL: Download here: http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/
+PHP: Download from here: http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/
+MySQL: Download here: http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/
Once these are installed the standard Installation guide should be fairly straightforward.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
Windows
-The easiest way to do this is use EasyPHP, +
The easiest way to do this is use EasyPHP, a package that bundles all the software you need into a single Windows application. Here are the steps from start to finish:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ or my.ini.
- If you've ever installed PHP before delete any files called php4ts.dll from around your Windows directory, as well as any files called php.ini.
-- Download EasyPHP from here: http://www.easyphp.org/telechargements/dn.php?F=easyphp1-6.php3 +
- Download EasyPHP from here: http://www.easyphp.org/telechargements/dn.php?F=easyphp1-6.php3 (approx 10 Mb)
- Run the downloaded file: easyphp1-6_setup.exe. The installation process is in French but is otherwise much like installing any other Windows @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ click on it to get a menu which will let you control the running programs, but you won't be needing that for now.
- The next thing you need to do is to set up a database for Moodle to use. - Using a browser, go to http://localhost/mysql/ + Using a browser, go to http://localhost/mysql/ (note the final slash).
- If asked for a username, use "root" with a blank password. You should see a phpMyAdmin web interface that allows you to create a new databases @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ the existing user "root" with no password in your Moodle config for now, and fix this later.
- You're ready to install Moodle! Download the latest release of Moodle - from http://moodle.org/download, + from http://moodle.org/download, then unzip the archive.
- Copy your moodle files into C:\Program Files\EasyPHP\www. You can either copy the entire moodle directory (ie C:\Program Files\EasyPHP\www\moodle) @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
- Save config.php - you can ignore the other settings if there are any.
- You're nearly there now! The rest of the setup is all web-based. Visit - http://localhost/moodle/admin/ + http://localhost/moodle/admin/ with your browser to continue the setup via your browser.
- Lastly, you need to set up some sort of cron. See the Installation guide for more details on this.