{"id":1277,"date":"2013-01-24T19:01:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T00:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2022-03-22T10:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T14:46:16","slug":"installing-moodle-using-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/installing-moodle-using-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Moodle Using Softaculous"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moodle, an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, is an open source suite of software tools that is designed for those who wish to create educational courses or web pages that have a more natural and organic method of learning and teaching. Appropriate for use on Windows, Apple and Linux operating systems, Moodle software allows for complete customization and changing of base code to meet the exact needs of the programmer and educator.<\/p>\n

Moodle can be easily installed via the cPanel with the program Softaculous.<\/p>\n

First, sign into your cPanel and get Softaculous up and running.<\/p>\n

\"softaculous<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you have the program running, locate the Educational<\/em><\/strong> tab in the left-hand sidebar and select Moodle<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"educationalCMSinstall\"<\/p>\n

A window that has the option to install Moodle
\nshould appear.<\/p>\n

Once installation is selected a window with a series of question prompts will appear. Fill these boxes in, choosing the name you want for your main file directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Directory<\/em><\/strong>:
\nThe directory is relative to your domain and should not exist. e.g. To install at https:\/\/mydomain\/dir\/ just type dir. To install only in https:\/\/mydomain\/ leave this empty.<\/p>\n

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This is also where you will set the parameters for your site. Here you choose the type of encryption and security you want. This is also where you will set up an administrative log in that provides access to all elements of the program. You will need to select a user name and a very strong password.<\/p>\n

\"installmoodle\"<\/p>\n

You can choose to have a copy of successful installation confirmation emailed to you, if you wish to have additional copies of this information, at this point in the process.<\/p>\n

Once this information has been filled in, select Install at the bottom of the window.<\/p>\n

Common Errors<\/h2>\n

Hopefully the installation should run smoothly. But Moodle is a dynamic platform that requires some up-to-date features of the latest PHP server software. If you get a message like this:<\/p>\n

\"thePHPversionislessthantherequired\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The following errors were found :<\/p>\n