Moodle Docs: Credits

From d4914c6c842416b979bffabc54036f6161d9645c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: moodler Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:00:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Various small fixes and improvements. Nothing too serious. Not even 1/4 of what I wanted to do today, though. I had a lot of other work come in today and I've just run out of steam. :-( I'll tackle these docs again another time. --- lang/en/docs/background.html | 6 +- lang/en/docs/coding.html | 5 +- lang/en/docs/credits.html | 331 ++++++++++++++++++----------------- lang/en/docs/developer.html | 20 ++- lang/en/docs/faq.html | 8 +- lang/en/docs/features.html | 42 ++++- lang/en/docs/install.html | 8 +- lang/en/docs/installamp.html | 37 +++- lang/en/docs/intro.html | 19 +- lang/en/docs/upgrade.html | 7 +- 10 files changed, 272 insertions(+), 211 deletions(-) diff --git a/lang/en/docs/background.html b/lang/en/docs/background.html index 9e15f9ccb9..70865d1aff 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/background.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/background.html @@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ instructional designers and of course, developers. Like Moodle, this site is always evolving to suit the needs of the community, and like Moodle it will always be Free. -

Later in 2003, moodle.com will be launched - as a company providing additional commercial support for those need it, as a - well as a variety of exciting new services. +

In 2003, the company moodle.com + was launched to provide additional commercial support for those need it, as + well as managed hosting, consulting and other services.

For more about our future plans for Moodle, see the Future roadmap.

diff --git a/lang/en/docs/coding.html b/lang/en/docs/coding.html index 2df9540f4a..8122605ba7 100755 --- a/lang/en/docs/coding.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/coding.html @@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ li {

All files should use the .php extension.
All copyright notices should be retained. You can add your own if necessary.
All existing copyright notices must be retained. You can add your own if + necessary.
Each file should include the main config.php file.
Each file should check that the user is authenticated correctly, using require_login() and isadmin(), isteacher(), iscreator() or isstudent().
Don't use tabs at all. Use consistent indenting with 4 spaces.
Braces must always be used for blocks of code (even if there is only one line). Moodle uses this style: -
if ($quiz->attempts) +
if ($quiz->attempts) {
if ($numattempts > $quiz->attempts) diff --git a/lang/en/docs/credits.html b/lang/en/docs/credits.html index a161c1e284..d03677a2a3 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/credits.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/credits.html @@ -1,105 +1,105 @@ - - - Moodle Docs: Credits - - - - + + + Moodle Docs: Credits + + + + -
Credits
+
Credits
-
Moodle itself is Copyright © 2001-2003, - Martin Dougiamas. It is distributed under the - GNU Public License.
+
Moodle itself is Copyright © 2001-2003, + Martin Dougiamas. It is distributed under the + GNU Public License.
-

Special thanks
-
-

Translations
-
-
Many thanks to these people - each translation takes many hours of work, as there are over +

Translations
+
+
Many thanks to these people - each translation takes many hours of work, as there are over 1000 phrases to translate (plus all the help files!). These are listed in the order that languages were added to the project: -
-
fr - French, by Sébastien Namèche, seb@gaia.anet.fr, http://gaia.anet.fr/ -
fi - Finnish, by Petri Asikainen (paca@sci.fi), Jaana Tolvanen (jaanat@cedunet.com) -
it - Italian, by Davide Suraci (icarused@tiscalinet.it) and Roberto Pinna (bobo@mfn.unipmn.it) -
pt_br - Portuguese (Brazil), by Paula A. Santos (paulasantos@lycos.co.uk), Adriana Beal (adriana@vydia.com.br), Fabricio Valadares (webdesigner@unincor.br) -
de - German, by Holger Schadeck (Holger.Schadeck@webdesign-forum.de) -
es_mx - Spanish (Mexico), by Claudio Tavares, enlaceacademico.com -
es_es - Spanish , by Antonio J. Navarro Vergara (anavarro@sextaisla.com) www.sextaisla.com and Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo (emmanuelle@sidar.org) -
ca - Catalan, by Carles Bellver with the help of Mercè Renau, - Clara Andrés and Jordi Adell (cent@uji.es) Centre d'Educació i Noves Tecnologies -
no - Norwegian, by Jøran Sørbø (joran.sorbo@teleweb.no) and Stig Bjarne Haugen (Stig.B.Haugen@hinesna.no) -
id - Indonesian, by Arfan Hidayat (ivanh@telkom.net) http://www.kursusmaya.com -
ja - Japanese, by Mitsuhiro Yoshida (mits@mitstek.com) http://mitstek.com -
tr - Turkish, by M. Cüneyt Birkök (cuneyt@birkok.net) http://birkok.net -
zh_cn - Chinese (Simplified), by Zhang Dexuan (cncoolbit@hotmail.com) -
ar - Arabic, by Ahmed Nabil (ana@harf.com) -
sv - Swedish, by Set Lonnert (set@setlonnert.com) http://setlonnert.com -
th - Thai, by Wim Singhanart (minkowski@ntlworld.com) www.suthira.net -
nl - Dutch, by Hans Zwart (hans@hansdezwart.info), Jacob Romeyn (jromeyn@thekingsschool.net) and Koen Roggemans (koen.roggemans@pandora.be) -
es_ar - Spanish (Argentina), by Rodrigo Vigil (rmvigil@frre.utn.edu.ar) -
cz - Czech, by David Mudrak (mudrd8mz@nwit.pedf.cuni.cz) -
pt - Portuguese, by Jaime E. Villate (villate@gnu.org) -
sk - Slovakian, by PRO-Orava, managed by Pavol Jackulik (pavol.jackulik@pro-orava.sk) -
ro - Romanian, by Eugen Tanul (roinstitute@fx.ro) -
ru - Russian, by Ilia Chipitsine (ilia@chel.skbkontur.ru) -
da - Danish, by Søren Vinther Hansen (info@thenavigator.dk) -
pl - Polish, by Adam Pawelczak (adamp@wsb.poznan.pl) -
zh_tw - Chinese (Traditional) , by Fu-Kwun Hwang (hwang@phy.ntnu.edu.tw) -
fr_ca - French (Canada), by Jean-François Nadeau (JFNadeau@coll-outao.qc.ca), based on French -
hu - Hungarian, by Istvan Bozsa (bozsa@jht.gau.hu) -
el - Greek, by Christos Sintoris (sintoris@cti.gr) and George Fousekis (geof@01infonet.gr) +
+
fr - French, by Sébastien Namèche, seb@gaia.anet.fr, http://gaia.anet.fr/ +
fi - Finnish, by Petri Asikainen (paca@sci.fi), Jaana Tolvanen (jaanat@cedunet.com) +
it - Italian, by Davide Suraci (icarused@tiscalinet.it) and Roberto Pinna (bobo@mfn.unipmn.it) +
pt_br - Portuguese (Brazil), by Paula A. Santos (paulasantos@lycos.co.uk), Adriana Beal (adriana@vydia.com.br), Fabricio Valadares (webdesigner@unincor.br) +
de - German, by Holger Schadeck (Holger.Schadeck@webdesign-forum.de) +
es_mx - Spanish (Mexico), by Claudio Tavares, enlaceacademico.com +
es_es - Spanish , by Antonio J. Navarro Vergara (anavarro@sextaisla.com) www.sextaisla.com and Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo (emmanuelle@sidar.org) +
ca - Catalan, by Carles Bellver with the help of Mercè Renau, + Clara Andrés and Jordi Adell (cent@uji.es) Centre d'Educació i Noves Tecnologies +
no - Norwegian, by Jøran Sørbø (joran.sorbo@teleweb.no) and Stig Bjarne Haugen (Stig.B.Haugen@hinesna.no) +
id - Indonesian, by Arfan Hidayat (ivanh@telkom.net) http://www.kursusmaya.com +
ja - Japanese, by Mitsuhiro Yoshida (mits@mitstek.com) http://mitstek.com +
tr - Turkish, by M. Cüneyt Birkök (cuneyt@birkok.net) http://birkok.net +
zh_cn - Chinese (Simplified), by Zhang Dexuan (cncoolbit@hotmail.com) +
ar - Arabic, by Ahmed Nabil (ana@harf.com) +
sv - Swedish, by Set Lonnert (set@setlonnert.com) http://setlonnert.com +
th - Thai, by Wim Singhanart (minkowski@ntlworld.com) www.suthira.net +
nl - Dutch, by Hans Zwart (hans@hansdezwart.info), Jacob Romeyn (jromeyn@thekingsschool.net) and Koen Roggemans (koen.roggemans@pandora.be) +
es_ar - Spanish (Argentina), by Rodrigo Vigil (rmvigil@frre.utn.edu.ar) +
cz - Czech, by David Mudrak (mudrd8mz@nwit.pedf.cuni.cz) +
pt - Portuguese, by Jaime E. Villate (villate@gnu.org) +
sk - Slovakian, by PRO-Orava, managed by Pavol Jackulik (pavol.jackulik@pro-orava.sk) +
ro - Romanian, by Eugen Tanul (roinstitute@fx.ro) +
ru - Russian, by Ilia Chipitsine (ilia@chel.skbkontur.ru) +
da - Danish, by Søren Vinther Hansen (info@thenavigator.dk) +
pl - Polish, by Adam Pawelczak (adamp@wsb.poznan.pl) +
zh_tw - Chinese (Traditional) , by Fu-Kwun Hwang (hwang@phy.ntnu.edu.tw) +
fr_ca - French (Canada), by Jean-François Nadeau (JFNadeau@coll-outao.qc.ca), based on French +
hu - Hungarian, by Istvan Bozsa (bozsa@jht.gau.hu) +
el - Greek, by Christos Sintoris (sintoris@cti.gr) and George Fousekis (geof@01infonet.gr) -
-
+ +
-

Themes
-
-
Themes give Moodle sites some colour and life. Here are all the themes carried as part of the Moodle distribution, along with their authors: -
- standard* and cordoroyblue, by Martin Dougiamas -
- oceanblue, by Mitsuhiro Yoshida, http://mitstek.com -
- brightretro, by Thomas Murdock, http://sand-paper.org -
- garden, by Spiggy, http://phpgirl.com -
-
+

Themes
+
+
Themes give Moodle sites some colour and life. Here are all the themes carried as part of the Moodle distribution, along with their authors: +
- standard* and cordoroyblue, by Martin Dougiamas +
- oceanblue, by Mitsuhiro Yoshida, http://mitstek.com +
- brightretro, by Thomas Murdock, http://sand-paper.org +
- garden, by Spiggy, http://phpgirl.com +
+
-

Other contributors
-
-
Thanks to all of you who have -
- donated via the Donations page, -
- contributed to the bug tracker, and -
- participated in the Moodle Community -
-
+

Other contributors
+
+
Thanks to all of you who have +
+
donated via the Donations page, +
contributed to the bug tracker, and +
participated in the Moodle Community +
+
-
Special thanks to those who have contributed substantial amounts of time to helping with Moodle code, including: -
+
Special thanks to those who have contributed substantial amounts of time to helping with Moodle code, including: +
Petri Asikainen, Greg Barnett, Ray Kingdon, Eloy Lafuente, Henrik Kaipe. -
-
+
+
-
Also, thanks to those of you who have at some time contributed +
Also, thanks to those of you who have at some time contributed with constructive discussions, support and bits of code. This list is long and always changing, but some names include (in the order I added them): -
+
Art Lader, Matt Hope, Tom Murdock, @@ -128,135 +128,136 @@ David Delgado, Mad Alex. -
-
+
+
-
I apologise if I've forgotten to include your name here - it's very +
I apologise if I've forgotten to include your name here - it's very difficult to maintain! Mail me (Martin) and demand to have this page fixed! :-) -
+
-
+
-

Moodle libraries
+

Moodle libraries
-
-
Some of Moodle's libraries were written by other people, and are being +
+
Some of Moodle's libraries were written by other people, and are being redistributed as part of Moodle under the LGPL. My thanks go out to the authors of all these excellent products - without them Moodle would be missing -important functionality. Copyright information for each package is included below:
+important functionality. Copyright information for each package is included below:
-
ADOdb - lib/adodb
-
+
ADOdb - lib/adodb
+
-
-
Database abstraction library for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle, -Interbase, Foxpro, Access, ADO, Sybase, DB2 and ODBC.
+
+
Database abstraction library for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle, +Interbase, Foxpro, Access, ADO, Sybase, DB2 and ODBC.
-
Version: 2.50
- Copyright © 2000, 2001 John Lim (jlim@natsoft.com.my)
- License: Dual LGPL and BSD-style
- URL: http://php.weblogs.com/adodb
-
-
+
Version: 3.60
+ Copyright © 2000-2003 John Lim (jlim@natsoft.com.my)
+ License: Dual LGPL and BSD-style
+ URL: http://php.weblogs.com/adodb
+
+
-
Graph Class - lib/graphlib.php
+
Graph Class - lib/graphlib.php
-
-
Class to draw line, point, bar, and area graphs, including numeric - x-axis and double y-axis.
+
+
Class to draw line, point, bar, and area graphs, including numeric + x-axis and double y-axis.
-
Version: 1.6.3 (with modifications)
- Copyright © 2000 Herman Veluwenkamp, hermanV@mindless.com
- License: LGPL
-
-
+
Version: 1.6.3 (with modifications)
+ Copyright © 2000 Herman Veluwenkamp, hermanV@mindless.com
+ License: LGPL
+
+
-
IP-Atlas - lib/ipatlas
+
IP-Atlas - lib/ipatlas
-
PHP scripts to show the location of an IP address on a map.
-
- Version: 1.0 (with modifications)
- Copyright © 2002 Ivan Kozik
- License: GNU GPL
- URL: http://www.xpenguin.com/ip-atlas.php
-
+
PHP scripts to show the location of an IP address on a map.
+
+ Version: 1.0 (with modifications)
+ Copyright © 2002 Ivan Kozik
+ License: GNU GPL
+ URL: http://www.xpenguin.com/ip-atlas.php
+
-
PclZip - lib/pclzip
+
PclZip - lib/pclzip
-
Class to create, manage and unpack zip files.
-
- Version: 1.3
- Copyright © 2003 Vincent Blavet <vincent@phpconcept.net>
- License: GNU GPL
- URL: http://www.phpconcept.net
-
+
Class to create, manage and unpack zip files.
+
+ Version: 2.0 RC2
+ Copyright © 2003 Vincent Blavet <vincent@phpconcept.net>
+ License: GNU GPL
+ URL: http://www.phpconcept.net
+
-
PHP mailer - lib/class.phpmailer.php
-
+
PHP mailer - lib/class.phpmailer.php
+
-
Class for sending email using either sendmail, PHP mail(), -or SMTP. Methods are based upon the standard AspEmail(tm) classes.
-
- Version 1.60, Created 03/30/2002
- Copyright © 2001 Brent R. Matzelle <bmatzelle@yahoo.com>
- License: LGPL
- URL: http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net
-
-
+
Class for sending email using either sendmail, PHP mail(), +or SMTP. Methods are based upon the standard AspEmail(tm) classes.
+
+ Version 1.71,
+ Copyright © 2003 Brent R. Matzelle <bmatzelle@yahoo.com>
+ License: LGPL
+ URL: http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net
+
+
-
PHP Simple Excel File Generator - lib/psxlsgen.php
+
PHP Simple Excel File Generator - lib/psxlsgen.php
-
Class to generate very simple MS Excel files (xls) -via PHP.
-
- Version: 0.3b
- Copyright © 2001 Erol Ozcan <eozcan@superonline.com>
- License: GNU LGPL
- URL: http://psxlsgen.sourceforge.net
-
+
Class to generate very simple MS Excel files (xls) +via PHP.
+
+ Version: 0.3b
+ Copyright © 2001 Erol Ozcan <eozcan@superonline.com>
+ License: GNU LGPL
+ URL: http://psxlsgen.sourceforge.net
+
-
Richtext Editor - lib/rte
+
Richtext Editor - lib/rte
-
HTML text editor for embedding in web pages.
-
- Version: 0.30 beta 1 (plus modifications)
+
HTML text editor for embedding in web pages.
+
+ Version: 0.30 beta 1 (plus modifications)
Copyright © 2001 Ramesys (Contracting Services) Limited <Austin.France@Ramesys.com> - License: GNU LGPL
- URL: http://richtext.sourceforge.net
-
+ License: GNU LGPL
+ URL: http://richtext.sourceforge.net
+
-
SMTP class - lib/class.smtp.php
-
+
SMTP class - lib/class.smtp.php
+
-
Class that can be used to connect and communicate with - any SMTP server.
- It implements all the SMTP functions defined in RFC821 except TURN.
-
- Version: 03/26/2001
- Copyright © 2001 Chris Ryan <chris@greatbridge.com>
-
-
+
Class that can be used to connect and communicate with + any SMTP server.
+ It implements all the SMTP functions defined in RFC821 except TURN.
+
+ Version: 03/26/2001
+ Copyright © 2001 Chris Ryan <chris@greatbridge.com>
+
+
-

-
+

+
-
Moodle Documentation
-
Version: $Id$
+
Moodle Documentation
+
Version: $Id$
- - +
+ + diff --git a/lang/en/docs/developer.html b/lang/en/docs/developer.html index 5d8efea4d3..ffb2cc81de 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/developer.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/developer.html @@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ for that module. See below.

The easiest way to start a new learning activity module is to use the template - in mod/newmodule_template.zip. + in mod/newmodule_template.zip. Unzip it and follow the README inside.

You might also like to post first in the Activities +

You might also like to post first in the Activities modules forum on Using Moodle.

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ the themes for this will be a completely different format, but the advantage will be a much higher possible degree of customisation (including moving elements around the page).

More discussion about this in the Themes +

More discussion about this in the Themes forum on Using Moodle. If you create a nice theme that you think others might want to use, please post your zip file on the themes forum!

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ create new languages but to refine existing ones. If you are starting a new language, please contact me, Martin Dougiamas.

You might also like to post in the Languages +

You might also like to post in the Languages forum on Using Moodle.

If you are maintaining a language an ongoing basis, I can give you CVS write access to the Moodle source code so that you can directly maintain @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ and inside the db subdirectory of each module.

Currently, only MySQL and PostgreSQL are fully supported in this way (no-one wrote the schemas for other brands).

Moodle 1.1 will use a new method of database-independent XML schemas that +

Moodle 1.2 will use a new method of database-independent XML schemas that will make all this unnecessary.

@@ -288,10 +288,11 @@

-
Thanks for using Moodle!
-
Cheers,
- Martin Dougiamas
-
+
Thanks for using Moodle!
+
+ Martin Dougiamas, Lead + Developer
+

@@ -304,3 +305,4 @@ 10:34:19 martin Exp $

+ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/lang/en/docs/faq.html b/lang/en/docs/faq.html index a0c2c968b1..82339c3aba 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/faq.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/faq.html @@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ frequently asked questions by people installing Moodle. If you have - followed the installation instructions but + 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 +

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, in case your problem has already been discussed. If you don't find @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ reduced functionality due to a mis-configuration in the firewall settings. magic_quotes_runtime = Off

See the section on webserver +

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

@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ reduced functionality due to a mis-configuration in the firewall settings.

You can find the correct locale codes for Windows on these two pages: Language codes and Country/region - codes.(eg "esp" for spanish)

+ codes.(eg "esp_esp" for spanish)

These new locale codes can be entered on the Admin -> Configure -> Variables page, where they override the ones in the currently chosen language pack.

diff --git a/lang/en/docs/features.html b/lang/en/docs/features.html index 92266c66c3..870510db2c 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/features.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/features.html @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ for initial table definition)

Course listing shows descriptions for every course on the server, including accessibility to guests.

Courses can be categorised and searched - one Moodle site can support thousands + of courses

Emphasis on strong security throughout. Forms are all checked, data validated, cookies encrypted etc

Most text entry areas (resources, forum postings, journal entries etc) can @@ -47,7 +49,7 @@

Plug-in activity modules can be added to existing Moodle installations

Plug-in language packs allow full localisation to any language. These can be edited using a built-in web-based editor. Currently there are language - packs for more than 28 + packs for over 34 languages.

The code is clearly-written PHP under a GPL license - easy to modify to suit your needs

@@ -70,9 +72,14 @@ can have different access

An admin account controls the creation of courses and creates teachers by assigning users to courses

A course creator account is only allowed to create courses and teach in + them

Teachers may have editing privileges removed so that they can't modify the + course (eg for part-time tutors)

Security - teachers can add an "enrolment key" to their courses to keep out non-students. They can give out this key face-to-face or via personal email etc

Teachers can enrol students manually if desired

Teachers can unenrol students manually if desired, otherwise they are automatically unenrolled after a certain period of inactivity (set by the admin)

Students are encouraged to build an online profile including photos, description. @@ -84,11 +91,12 @@

Course management

Teacher has full control over all settings for a course
A full teacher has full control over all settings for a course, including + restricting other teachers
Choice of course formats such as by week, by topic or a discussion-focussed social format
Flexible array of course activities - Forums, Journals, Quizzes, Resources, - Choices, Surveys, Assignments.
Recent changes to the course since the last login can be displayed on the course home page - helps give sense of community
Most text entry areas (resources, forum postings, journal entries etc) can @@ -101,6 +109,10 @@ journal entries etc on one page.
Mail integration - copies of forum posts, teacher feedback etc can be mailed in HTML or plain text.
Custom scales - teachers can define their own scales to be used for grading + forums, assignments and journals
Courses can be packaged as a single zip file using the Backup function. + These can be restored on any Moodle server.

Assignment Module

The teacher can choose to allow resubmission of assignments after grading (for regrading)

Chat Module

Allows smooth, synchronous text interaction
Includes profile pictures in the chat window
Supports URLs, smilies, embedded HTML, images etc
All sessions are logged for later viewing, and these can also be made available + to students

Choice Module

Like a poll. Can either be used to vote on something, or to get feedback @@ -134,6 +154,8 @@
The teacher can choose not to allow replies (eg for an announcements-only forum)
Discussion threads can be easily moved between forums by the teacher
Attached images are shown inline
If forum ratings are being used, these can be restricted to a range of dates

Journal Module

Quiz questions and quiz answers can be shuffled (randomised) to reduce cheating
Questions allow HTML and images
Questions can be imported from external text files
Quizzes can be attempted multiple times, if desired
Attempts can be cumulative, if desired, and finished over several sessions
Multiple-choice questions supporting single or multiple answers
Short Answer questions (words or phrases)
True-False questions
Matching questions
Random questions
Numerical questions (with allowable ranges)
Embedded-answer questions (cloze style) with answers within passages of + text
Embedded descriptive text and graphics

Resource Module

Survey Module

Built-in surveys (COLLES, ATTLS) have been proven as instruments for analysing online classes
Online survey reports always available, including many graphs. Data is downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV text file.
Survey interface prevents partly-finished surveys.
Feedback is provided to the student of their results compared to the class averages

Workshop Module

Allows peer assessement of documents, and the teacher can manage and grade + the assessment.
Supports a wide range of possible grading scales
Teacher can provide sample documents for students to practice grading
Very flexible with many options.

Moodle Documentation

a working database server: MySQL or - PostgreSQL are completely supported - and recommended for use with Moodle 1.0.9. All other databases will be supported - fully in Moodle 1.1.

a working database server: MySQL + or PostgreSQL are + completely supported and recommended for use with Moodle 1.1. All other + databases will be supported fully in the next release.

Most web hosts support all of this by default. If you are signed up with one of the few webhosts that does not support these features ask them why, diff --git a/lang/en/docs/installamp.html b/lang/en/docs/installamp.html index 0e3e8f36b1..cc6c7f2822 100755 --- a/lang/en/docs/installamp.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/installamp.html @@ -23,33 +23,51 @@ you must have a working PHP installation and a working database to turn your computer into a functional web server platform. These packages can be tricky to set up for average computer users, so this page has been written to try to - make this process as simple as possible for different platforms.

Mac OS X

+ make this process as simple as possible for different platforms:

Hosting Service
Mac OS X
Redhat Linux
Windows

Hosting Service

+
Unfortunately hosting services vary quite a lot in the way they work. Some + will even install Moodle for you.
+
Most will offer a web-based control panel to control your site, create databases + and set up cron. Some may also offer terminal access via ssh, so that you + can use the command shell to do things.
+
You should work your way through the Installation + guide and take each step at a time. Ask your hosting provider if you get + stuck.
+

+

Mac OS X

The easiest way to do this is use the Apache server that Apple provides, 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/

Once these are installed the standard Installation guide should be fairly straightforward.
-
More details might be added here later ...
+
A more detailed walkthrough is here: http://moodle.org/wiki/index.php/InstallingMoodle

-
Redhat Linux
+
Redhat Linux

You should install all available RPM packages for Apache, PHP and MySQL. One package that people frequently forget is the php-mysql package which is necessary for PHP to talk to MySQL.

Once these are installed the standard Installation guide should be fairly straightforward.
-
More details might be added here later ...
+
A more detailed walkthrough is here: http://moodle.org/wiki/index.php/InstallingMoodle

-
Windows
+
Windows

The easiest way to do this is use EasyPHP, a package that bundles all the software you need into a single Windows application. @@ -127,7 +145,7 @@ your PHP is set up correctly and avoid common problems:

Make sure you enable the GD module so Moodle can process images - you - may have to edit php.ini and remove the comment (;) from this line: 'extension=php_gd.dll'. + may have to edit php.ini and remove the comment (;) from this line: 'extension=php_gd2.dll'.

Make sure sessions is turned on - you may have to edit php.ini and fix the directory for session.save_path - instead of the default @@ -139,3 +157,4 @@
Version: $Id$
+ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/lang/en/docs/intro.html b/lang/en/docs/intro.html index 2dc1d592ba..d35bda0492 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/intro.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/intro.html @@ -10,18 +10,19 @@
Introduction

Moodle is a software package for producing internet-based courses and web sites. - It's an ongoing development project designed to support a social constructionist framework of education.
+ It's an ongoing development project designed to support a social constructionist framework of education.
-
Moodle is provided freely as - Open Source software (under the +
Moodle is provided freely as + Open Source software (under the GNU Public License). Basically this means Moodle is copyrighted, but that you have additional freedoms. You are allowed to copy, use and modify Moodle - provided that you agree: to provide the source to others; to not modify - or remove the original license, and apply this same license to any derivative - work. Read the license for full details and please contact the copyright - holder directly if you have any questions. -
Moodle will run on any computer that can run - PHP, and can support many types of database (particularly MySQL).
+ provided that you agree to: provide the source to others; not + modify or remove the original license and copyrights, and apply + this same license to any derivative work. Read the license for full + details and please contact the copyright + holder directly if you have any questions. +
Moodle will run on any computer that can run + PHP, and can support many types of database (particularly MySQL).

The word Moodle was originally an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, which is mostly useful to programmers and education theorists. diff --git a/lang/en/docs/upgrade.html b/lang/en/docs/upgrade.html index ef5cbca8ae..216a69726e 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/upgrade.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/upgrade.html @@ -55,8 +55,8 @@

mysqldump moodle > moodle-backup-2002-10-26.sql

-
You can also use the "Export" feature in Moodle's "Manage - Database" web interface to do the same thing on all platforms.
+
You can also use the "Export" feature in Moodle's optional + "Database" web interface to do the same thing on all platforms.

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ the new Moodle archive into the old location.

mv moodle moodle.backup
- tar xvzf moodle-1.0.6.tgz
+ tar xvzf moodle-1.1.tgz

Next, copy across your config.php and any other plugins such as custom themes:

@@ -122,3 +122,4 @@

Version: $Id$

+ \ No newline at end of file -- 2.39.5

Credits

Credits

Special thanks

Special thanks

Translations

Translations

Themes

Themes

Other contributors

Other contributors

Moodle libraries

Moodle libraries

Course management

Assignment Module

Chat Module

Choice Module

Journal Module

Resource Module

Survey Module

Workshop Module

Mac OS X

Hosting Service

Mac OS X

Redhat Linux

Redhat Linux

Windows

Windows

Introduction