Moodle FAQ

Your Moodle backups may be failing because of the current Moodle configuration. The server might timeout and produce an error message or your data directory might not be writable. You can change this by setting the permission for it to … Continued

You have to make a minor change in the config.php file, that resides in the Moodle folder. This file can be easily modified using File Manager in cPanel. Open the config.php file and change the www_root directive to: $CFG->www_root = ‘serverip‘; Where serverip stands for the IP address of the … Continued

You can install Moodle through the automatic script installation system in cPanel called Softaculous: cPanel -> Softaculous -> Moodle -> Install You will need to fill out the required fields and click on the Install button on the bottom of … Continued

If you are using Moodle 2.7 or above you may see this warning in its admin panel -> Server -> Environmentsection: 1 Your database has tables using Antelope as the file format. You are recommended to convert the tables to the Barracuda file format. See … Continued

In order to configure Moodle to work properly with another domain, you should modify the config.php file located Moodle’s main folder. You should change this line: $CFG->wwwroot = ‘http://olddomain.com‘ ; to $CFG->wwwroot = ‘http://newdomain.com‘ ;

Sometimes it may not be possible to upload/restore a larger course in your Moodle directly through the admin area. To avoid this issue, you should try uploading your course using your favorite FTP client. Basically, the steps you should follow are: … Continued

The version of your Moodle can be seen from the Moodle admin area > Server > Environment. The other way to check your Moodle version is to look it up in the version.php file located in your Moodle installation folder.

To get your Moodle public key you must first enable Networking from your Moodle admin panel -> Site Administration tab -> Advanced Features -> Networking. Change the value to On and save the changes. A new tab will appear in the admin panel named Networking. Click on it and choose Settings. … Continued

The official Moodle website. The official Moodle documentation. The official support forum of Moodle. The official Moodle extensions. XonHost Moodle tutorials.

There are two ways you can install Moodle on your account: Manually, by downloading the script to your computer and uploading the installation files and folders to your account. Automatically via the Softaculous auto installer. For a detailed step-by-step information on how … Continued