{"id":2246,"date":"2016-07-18T14:07:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T18:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globo.tech\/learning-center\/?p=2246"},"modified":"2017-11-24T15:12:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T20:12:29","slug":"install-moodle-ubuntu-16-php7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globo.tech\/learning-center\/install-moodle-ubuntu-16-php7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Moodle 3.1 on Ubuntu 16 with PHP 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to install Moodle 3.1 on Ubuntu 16 with PHP 7<\/h1>\n

Moodle\u2122<\/a> is an excellent tool that instructors can use to augment online courses, creating private websites to help keep students on track and to monitor their progress. It’s also a very budget-friendly software, being free and open-source under the GNU General Public License.<\/p>\n

Getting Started<\/h2>\n

To complete this guide, you will need the following:
\n\u2022 1 Node (Cloud Server<\/b><\/a> or Dedicated Server<\/b><\/a>) running Ubuntu 14.
\n\u2022 All commands should be run as the root user
\n\u2022 An installed LAMP stack including Apache and PHP 7<\/p>\n

Tutorial<\/h2>\n

Moodle requires certain software packages and PHP modules. Install these prerequisites first, in order to install Moodle 3.1. <\/p>\n

apt-get install graphviz aspell php7.0-pspell php7.0-curl php7.0-gd php7.0-intl php7.0-mysql php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-ldap php7.0-zip php7.0-mbstring php7.0-soap php7.0-xml libapache2-mod-php7.0<\/code><\/p>\n

After installing the new modules, it will be necessary to restart Apache so it recognizes them.<\/p>\n

systemctl restart apache2.service<\/code><\/p>\n

Git, a common version control software, is essential to keeping Moodle up to date. If you don’t have it already, install git-core from the repository.<\/p>\n

apt-get install git-core<\/code><\/p>\n

Using git, you can download and install Moodle 3.1. <\/p>\n

cd \/opt
\ngit clone git:\/\/git.moodle.org\/moodle.git<\/code><\/p>\n

It will prompt you for the desired version. In this guide we’ll choose 3.1.<\/p>\n

cd moodle\/
\ngit branch -a
\ngit branch --track MOODLE_31_STABLE origin\/MOODLE_31_STABLE
\ngit checkout MOODLE_31_STABLE<\/code><\/p>\n

Now, locate your Document root directory and copy the content there.<\/p>\n

cp -R \/opt\/moodle \/var\/www\/html\/<\/code><\/p>\n

Create a directory for Moodle. Add some permissions so Apache can access it.<\/p>\n

mkdir \/var\/www\/moodledata
\nchown -R www-data \/var\/www\/moodledata\/
\nchmod -R 777 \/var\/www\/moodledata
\nchmod -R 0755 \/var\/www\/html\/moodle<\/code><\/p>\n

Configure MySQL to work with Moodle<\/h2>\n

After Moodle is installed, it will need its own database in which to store data. We’ll use MySQl for this guide. First, open your mysqld.cnf in a text editor.<\/p>\n

nano \/etc\/mysql\/mysql.conf.d\/mysqld.cnf<\/p>\n

Add these lines to the bottom of the file.<\/p>\n

default_storage_engine = innodb
\ninnodb_file_per_table = 1
\ninnodb_file_format = Barracuda<\/code><\/p>\n

Restart the MySQL daemon so that it can recognize the changes. <\/p>\n

systemctl restart mysql.service<\/code><\/p>\n

Now you can create the Moodle database and accompanying user.<\/p>\n

mysql -u root -p<\/code><\/p>\n

CREATE DATABASE moodle DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;
\ncreate user 'moodleuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'moodlepassword';
\nGRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES,DROP,INDEX,ALTER ON moodle.* TO moodleuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'moodlepassword';
\nquit;<\/code><\/p>\n

Complete the setup<\/p>\n

The online setup requires that you change the permissions of just one directory temporarily.<\/p>\n

chmod -R 777 \/var\/www\/html\/moodle<\/code><\/p>\n

Via your browser, visit the setup page and add in your database informations. For the database driver, choose Improved MySQL (native\/mysqli).<\/p>\n

http:\/\/your_ip\/moodle<\/code><\/p>\n

Once setup is completed, you can rollback the changed permissions on the Moodle folder.<\/p>\n

chmod -R 0755 \/var\/www\/html\/moodle<\/code><\/p>\n

The final step is to add some paths to the installation. Visit Moodle in your browser. Navigate to Site Administration > Server > System Paths. This is where you can add the missing paths.<\/p>\n

Path to Du: \/usr\/bin\/du
\nPath to Apsell: \/usr\/bin\/aspell
\nPath to dot: \/usr\/bin\/dot<\/code><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

Now that Moodle is setup and working on your server, you can use it as a versatile complement to your online course. Additionally, if you’re looking for a particular feature not included in the default installation, it can most likely be found among the 1000+ plugins available online. If this guide was helpful to you, kindly share it with others who may also be interested. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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