Moodle Docs: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This page contains answers to some of the most - frequently asked questions by people installing Moodle. If you have - followed the installation instructions but - you still have a problem, then this page is probably the best place to be.

If you don't find your answer here try the Using - Moodle course on moodle.org. Start by searching the forums using a few keywords - (one at a time), in case your problem has already been discussed. If you don't find - anything, then try posting your question into the appropriate forum - somebody will - usually be be able to help you.

Use this list to jump to the appropriate answer below:

- -

Whenever I try to access or view a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

PHP - is it installed and what version do I have?

Why are all my pages blank?

My pages show fatal errors such as : call to undefined function: get_string()

Why do I keep getting error messages about "headers already sent"?

I keep getting this error: Failed opening required '/web/moodle/lib/setup.php'

Any text I add with an apostrophe (') or a quote (") causes errors or comes up with a slash added

I keep getting error messages about session_start

When I go to the admin page, I get told to make dirroot blank!

Whenever I try to access or view - a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

For example: Not Found: The requested URL /moodle/file.php/2/myfile.jpg - was not found on this server.

Your web server needs to be configured to allow the part of - the URL after a script name to be passed directly to the script. This is usually - enabled in Apache 1, but is usually disabled by default in Apache 2. To turn - it on, add this line to your httpd.conf, or to a .htaccess file in your local - directory (see the Install documentation - for more details):

AcceptPathInfo on

Note, this will ONLY work for Apache versions 2.x.

If you are not using Apache 2 and you still have this problem - (unlikely) then you can switch Moodle to use an alternative method. The disadvantages - are a slight loss of performance for your users and you won't be able to use - relative links within HTML resources.

To use this alternative method: login as Admin, go into the - "Configure Variables" page and change the setting for "slasharguments". - You should now be able to access your uploaded files.

- -

PHP - is it installed and what version - do I have?

Make a new file on your web site called info.php, containing the following - text, and call it from your browser:

- -

<?PHP phpinfo() ?>

If nothing happens then you don't have PHP installed. See the - installation docs for some information about where to download it for your computer.

Why are all my pages blank?

Check the dirroot variable in config.php. You must use complete, - absolute pathnames, eg:

$CFG->dirroot = "d:\inetpub\sites\www.yoursite.com\web\moodle";

My pages show fatal errors such - as : call to undefined function: get_string()

If you see errors like:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in c:\program - files\easyphp\www\moodle\config.php on line 94
- Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_string() in c:\program files\easyphp\www\moodle\mod\resource\lib.php - on line 11

then it's likely you have left out a semi-colon or ending quote - from a line in config.php (previous to line 94).

Another reason could be that you have opened config.php in a - program like Word to edit it, and saved it as a HTML web page, instead of a - proper text file.

Why do I keep getting error messages - about "headers already sent"?

If you see errors like this:

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already - sent by (output started at /webs/moodle/config.php:87) in /webs/moodle/lib/moodlelib.php - on line 1322

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already - sent by (output started at /webs/moodle/config.php:87) in /webs/moodle/lib/moodlelib.php - on line 1323

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already - sent by (output started at /webs/moodle/config.php:87) in /webs/moodle/login/index.php - on line 54

You have blank lines or spaces after the final ?> in your config.php - file. Sometimes text editors add these - for example Notepad on Windows - so - you may have to try a different text editor to remove these spaces or blank - lines completely.

I keep getting this error: Failed - opening required '/web/moodle/lib/setup.php'

In your config.php, the setting that you use for the dirroot - variable must be the complete path from the root of your server's hard - drive.

Sometimes people only use the path from their home directory, - or relative to the root of the web server directory.

Any text I add with an apostrophe - (') or a quote (") causes errors or comes up with a slash added

Problems caused by apostrophes are caused by incorrect "magic - quotes" settings. Moodle requires the following settings (which are usually - the default):

magic_quotes_gpc = On
- magic_quotes_runtime = Off

See the section on webserver - configuration in the Installation docs for more details.

- - - -

I keep getting error messages about session_start

If you see errors like this:

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/tmp\sess_d40f380d37d431fc1516e9a895ad9ce0, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in G:\web\moodle\lib\setup.php on line 123

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at G:\web\moodle\lib\setup.php:1) in G:\web\moodle\lib\setup.php on line 123

- -

... these are all related to the fact that PHP is failing to save - "session" files on your hard disk (in a directory called /tmp). Usually the - reason is that you don't HAVE a directory called /tmp on your computer. This - is usually the case with Windows installations. - -

The solution is to fix the PHP setting for this path to point to a real directory. You can do this in your php.ini file:

session.save_path = C:\temp

or otherwise in a .htaccess file in your main moodle directory:

php_value session.save_path "/home/moodle/sessions"

- -

When I go to the admin page, I get told to make dirroot blank!

If you see errors like this in Moodle 1.0.9:

- - - - -

Please fix your settings in config.php: -

You have: -

$CFG->dirroot = "/home/users/fred/public_html/moodle"; -

but it should be: -

$CFG->dirroot = "";

- -

then you have encountered a small bug that occurs on some servers. The problem is with the error-checking mechanism, not with your actual path. To fix it, find this line (line 66) in the file admin/index.php:

if ($dirroot != $CFG->dirroot) {

and change it to this:

if (!empty($dirroot) and $dirroot != $CFG->dirroot) {

- - -

- -

Suggest - a new FAQ (include the answer!)

Thanks to John Eyre for helping to maintain this - FAQ.

Moodle Documentation

Version: $Id: faq.html,v 1.6 2003/03/30 13:54:28 - moodler Exp $

- - - + + + + +Moodle Docs: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

+ +

This page contains answers to some of the most + + frequently asked questions by people installing Moodle. If you have + + followed the installation instructions but + + you still have a problem, then this page is probably the best place to be.

+ +

If you don't find your answer here try the Using + + Moodle course on moodle.org. Start by searching the forums using a few keywords + + (one at a time), in case your problem has already been discussed. If you don't find + + anything, then try posting your question into the appropriate forum - somebody will + + usually be be able to help you.

+ +

Use this list to jump to the appropriate answer below:

+ + + +

Whenever I try to access or view a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

+ +

PHP - is it installed and what version do I have?

+ +

Why are all my pages blank?

+ +

My pages show fatal errors such as : call to undefined function: get_string()

+ +

Why do I keep getting error messages about "headers already sent"?

+ +

I keep getting this error: Failed opening required '/web/moodle/lib/setup.php'

+ +

Any text I add with an apostrophe (') or a quote (") causes errors or comes up with a slash added

+ +

I keep getting error messages about session_start

+ +

When I go to the admin page, I get told to make dirroot blank!

+ +

Whenever I try to access or view + + a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

+ +

For example: Not Found: The requested URL /moodle/file.php/2/myfile.jpg + + was not found on this server.

+ +

Your web server needs to be configured to allow the part of + + the URL after a script name to be passed directly to the script. This is usually + + enabled in Apache 1, but is usually disabled by default in Apache 2. To turn + + it on, add this line to your httpd.conf, or to a .htaccess file in your local + + directory (see the Install documentation + + for more details):

+ +

AcceptPathInfo on

+ +

Note, this will ONLY work for Apache versions 2.x.

+ +

If you are not using Apache 2 and you still have this problem + + (unlikely) then you can switch Moodle to use an alternative method. The disadvantages + + are a slight loss of performance for your users and you won't be able to use + + relative links within HTML resources.

+ +

To use this alternative method: login as Admin, go into the + + "Configure Variables" page and change the setting for "slasharguments". + + You should now be able to access your uploaded files.

+ +

+ + + +

PHP - is it installed and what version + + do I have?

+ +

Make a new file on your web site called info.php, containing the following + + text, and call it from your browser:

+ + + +

<?PHP phpinfo() ?>

+ +

If nothing happens then you don't have PHP installed. See the + + installation docs for some information about where to download it for your computer.

+ +

Why are all my pages blank?

+ +

Check the dirroot variable in config.php. You must use complete, + + absolute pathnames, eg:

+ +

$CFG->dirroot = "d:\inetpub\sites\www.yoursite.com\web\moodle";

+ +

My pages show fatal errors such + + as : call to undefined function: get_string()

+ +

If you see errors like:

+ +

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in c:\program + + files\easyphp\www\moodle\config.php on line 94
+ + Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_string() in c:\program files\easyphp\www\moodle\mod\resource\lib.php + + on line 11

+ +

then it's likely you have left out a semi-colon or ending quote + + from a line in config.php (previous to line 94).

+ +

Another reason could be that you have opened config.php in a + + program like Word to edit it, and saved it as a HTML web page, instead of a + + proper text file.

+ +

Why do I keep getting error messages + + about "headers already sent"?

+ +

If you see errors like this:

+ +

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already + + sent by (output started at /webs/moodle/config.php:87) in /webs/moodle/lib/moodlelib.php + + on line 1322

+ +

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already + + sent by (output started at /webs/moodle/config.php:87) in /webs/moodle/lib/moodlelib.php + + on line 1323

+ +

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already + + sent by (output started at /webs/moodle/config.php:87) in /webs/moodle/login/index.php + + on line 54

+ +

You have blank lines or spaces after the final ?> in your config.php + + file. Sometimes text editors add these - for example Notepad on Windows - so + + you may have to try a different text editor to remove these spaces or blank + + lines completely.

+ +

I keep getting this error: Failed + + opening required '/web/moodle/lib/setup.php'

+ +

In your config.php, the setting that you use for the dirroot + + variable must be the complete path from the root of your server's hard + + drive.

+ +

Sometimes people only use the path from their home directory, + + or relative to the root of the web server directory.

+ +

Any text I add with an apostrophe + + (') or a quote (") causes errors or comes up with a slash added

+ +

Problems caused by apostrophes are caused by incorrect "magic + + quotes" settings. Moodle requires the following settings (which are usually + + the default):

+ +

magic_quotes_gpc = On
+ + magic_quotes_runtime = Off

+ +

See the section on webserver + + configuration in the Installation docs for more details.

+ + + + + + + +

I keep getting error messages about session_start

+ +

If you see errors like this:

+ +

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/tmp\sess_d40f380d37d431fc1516e9a895ad9ce0, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in G:\web\moodle\lib\setup.php on line 123

+ +

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/tmp\sess_d40f380d37d431fc1516e9a895ad9ce0, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in G:\web\moodle\lib\setup.php on line 123

+ +

+ + + +

... these are all related to the fact that PHP is failing to save + + "session" files on your hard disk (in a directory called /tmp). Usually the + + reason is that you don't HAVE a directory called /tmp on your computer. This + + is usually the case with Windows installations. + + + +

The solution is to fix the PHP setting for this path to point to a real directory. You can do this in your php.ini file:

+ +

session.save_path = C:\temp

+ +

or otherwise in a .htaccess file in your main moodle directory:

+ +

php_value session.save_path "/home/moodle/sessions"

+ + + +

When I go to the admin page, I get told to make dirroot blank!

+ +

If you see errors like this in Moodle 1.0.9:

+ + + + + + + + + +

Please fix your settings in config.php: + +

You have: + +

$CFG->dirroot = "/home/users/fred/public_html/moodle"; + +

but it should be: + +

$CFG->dirroot = "";

+ + + +

+ +

if ($dirroot != $CFG->dirroot) {

+ +

and change it to this:

+ +

if (!empty($dirroot) and $dirroot != $CFG->dirroot) {

+ + + + + +

+ +

+ + + +

+ +

Suggest + + a new FAQ (include the answer!)

+ +

Thanks to John Eyre for helping to maintain this + + FAQ.

+ +

Moodle Documentation

+ +

Version: $Id: faq.html,v 1.6 2003/03/30 13:54:28 + + moodler Exp $

+ + + + + + + diff --git a/lang/en/docs/glossary.html b/lang/en/docs/glossary.html index f2060d53a9..e47ecf4629 100755 --- a/lang/en/docs/glossary.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/glossary.html @@ -1,190 +1,380 @@ - -Moodle Docs: Glossary - - - - - - - -

Glossary

This page contains a number of definitions for many of the words and -expressions you may encounter while working with Moodle.

If you don't find the answer here try the Using - Moodle course on moodle.org, and search the forums for keywords. You may - have to try a few different search phrases before you find a resolution.

If you still can't find any answers then we can recommend Google, or try posting your question - on the appropriate forum in Using - Moodle - someone should be able to help you.

- - -

Active-X

A method of scripting (controlling) certain functions in a web page, used only by Microsoft Internet Explorer.

- -

applet

Most recent browsers can run these small programs if the Java feature in the browser has been enabled.

- -

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

+ +

This page contains a number of definitions for many of the words and + +expressions you may encounter while working with Moodle.

+ +

If you don't find the answer here try the Using + + Moodle course on moodle.org, and search the forums for keywords. You may + + have to try a few different search phrases before you find a resolution.

+ +

If you still can't find any answers then we can recommend Google, or try posting your question + + on the appropriate forum in Using + + Moodle - someone should be able to help you.

+ + + + + +

Active-X

+ +

A method of scripting (controlling) certain functions in a web page, used only by Microsoft Internet Explorer.

+ + + +

applet

+ +

Most recent browsers can run these small programs if the Java feature in the browser has been enabled.

+ + + +

ASCII

+ +

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

+ +

HyperText Markup Language - a language used to create web pages.

+ + + +

+ +

Extensible Mark-up Language is just what the name implies, extensible. + +The programmer has a very wide latitude when writing XML as the programmer may + +choose to add instructions as she/he writes. This is in direct opposition to + +HTML which has a clearly defined and documented set of instructions available and + +no freedom exists to " extend " this set of rules. Due to its' extreme + +versatility XML may be the end of the evolutionary path for HTML. also see + +XHTML + + + + + + + +

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+ + + +

+ +

Maintained by John Eyre. Please send suggestions to captain@eyrespace.com.

+ +

+ + + +

Moodle Documentation

+ +

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+ + + + +