Install LAMP STACK
1.1 Web server
Install apache 2
$ Sudo dnf install -y @httpd
Apache 2 activation
$ Sudo systemctl start httpd
Start apache2 on restart(startup)
$ Sudo systemctl enable httpd
Check if httpd/httpd working
$ Sudo systemctl status httpd
http://your-ip-address-here
1.2 Database
nstall MariaDB 10.5 (or the newest one)
$ Sudo dnf module reset mariadb
$ Sudo dnf module install mariadb:10.5
Start MariaDB service
$ Sudo systemctl start mariadb
Start mariadb at startup
$ Sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Check mariadb working or not
$ Sudo systemctl status mariadb
Securing mariadb installation
$ Sudo mysql_secure_installation
1.3 PHP
For moodle 3.5 use PHP 7.2
Installing remi repo
$ Sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
$ Sudo dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm
Install php 7.2
$ Sudo dnf module reset php
$ Sudo dnf install php:remi-7.2
$ Sudo dnf update
If you already know what php-modules to install. If you don’t know, skip this
$ Sudo dnf install php-xxx (php-gd, php-zip, etc)
To check if php working and check php version
$ Php -v
$ Php -m
Installing Moodle 3.5
2.1 Playing with git
Install git
$ Sudo dnf install git
Installing moodle 3.5 with git
$ Cd /var/www/html
$ git clone git://git.moodle.org/moodle.git
If error (connection refuse error)
$ Git clone https://github.com/moodle/moodle.git
See more at https://docs.moodle.org/311/en/Git_for_Administrators#Git_Connection_Refused_Error
2.2 instruction? for moodle installation
$ cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ git branch -a
$ git branch --track MOODLE_35_STABLE origin/MOODLE_35_STABLE
$ git checkout MOODLE_35_STABLE
$ Git pull
$ Mkdir /var/www/moodledata
Editing permission for folder moodle and moodledata so apache can modify them
$ Cd /var/www/html
$ Sudo chown -R apache:apache moodle
$ Sudo chown -R apache:apache ../moodledata
Setting up the database for moodle
$ Mysql -u root -p
Then enter your mysql root password
Mysql > CREATE DATABASE -Moodle-database-name- DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 mysql > COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
Change -Moodle-database-name- to your database name choice
Mysql > create user 'moodledude'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'passwordformoodledude';
Change moodledude to other new user example sammy
Change passwordformoodledude with new password for the use
Mysql > GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES,DROP,INDEX,ALTER ON moodle.* TO 'moodledude'@'localhost';
Change moodledude to the user you just created above
Finish the moodle installation
http://your-ip-address-here/moodle
Follow the instruction there
If you need to install php modules
$ Sudo dnf install php-xxx
Change xxx to the name of modules, example : php-gd, php-zip
If moodle cannot create config.php, then create it manually
$ Cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ Vim config.php
Copy paste everything from the installation instruction to config.php
2.3 Set up cron
Setting up cron for moodle every minute
$ Cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ Crontab -e
Then add this text below :
* * * * * php admin/cli/cron.php >/dev/null
Installing plugin from terminal
I don’t really have any instruction for this, because every plugin has a different folder destination. And sometimes there are complicated plugin installation like Atto MorefontColors
In that plugin you need to rename ndunand-moodle-atto_morefontcolors-872a60c to morefontcolors
Then add In the "Toolbar config" box, I typed "morefontcolors=morefontcolors" without the quotes.
The detailed explanation is always at “Source Control URL” in the plugin page, then go to readme.txt and/or readme.md. Or sometimes someone pointed the right way in the comment section on the plugin page.
It’s not complicated, it just needs basic understanding of how to move between folders with console in Linux.
A few basic commands that used in plugin installation :
- $ Pwd : where you are right now in linux
- $ Ls -la : to see what is inside folder
- $ Cd : to change active folder
- $ Unzip (filename.zip) : unzip the file
- $ Wget (link) : to download the plugin
- $ tar --exclude="*/*" -tf filename.zip : to check folder inside the zip file in 1 depth
For more detailed instruction, pdf from Andre is waaaayyy better than my doodles : MOODLE-InstallingorupgradingMoodleplugins-020721-0852-40.pdf
After done installing all the plugins/themes upgrade the database.
$ Cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ Php admin/cli/upgrade.php
Upgrading to Moodle 3.9
4.1 Enable Maintenance mode
$ Cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ php admin/cli/maintenance.php --enable
You can disable later it by changing the option to –disable
4.2 Upgrade moodle with git
Check what is the installed moodle version first
$ cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ cat version.php
Check if .git exist or not
$ ls .git
4.2.1 If .git exist
$ cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ git pull
You can check what branch exist inside Moodle Git using
$ git branch -a
Choose your branch (in this chase moodle 39) then update your moodle
$ git branch –track MOODLE_39_STABLE origin/MOODLE_39_STABLE
$ git checkout MOODLE_39_STABLE
$ git pull
Then check the updated moodle version
$ cat version.php
Dont use upgrade moodle command yet for now (admin/cli/upgrade/php)
Update the PHP first
4.2.2 If .git doesn’t exist (somehow…)
$ cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ git clone https://github.com/moodle/moodle.git -b MOODLE_39_STABLE temp
$ mv temp/.git .
$ rm -rf temp
$ git pull
You can check what branch exist inside Moodle Git using
$ git branch -a
Choose your branch (in this chase moodle 39) then update your moodle
$ git branch –track MOODLE_39_STABLE origin/MOODLE_39_STABLE
$ git checkout MOODLE_39_STABLE
$ git pull
$ git reset --hard MOODLE_39_STABLE origin/MOODLE_39_STABLE
$ git clean -f -d
Then check the updated moodle version
$ cat version.php
Dont use upgrade moodle command yet for now (admin/cli/upgrade/php)
Update the PHP first
4.3 Upgrading php to 7.4
Remi repo have very good configuration wizard
https://rpms.remirepo.net/wizard/
Pick the operating system EL8
Wanted PHP Version 7.4
Type of installation Single Version
Then just follow the wizard answer.
I don’t think you need to download php modules again, php and the modules will be updated to 7.4
After that check the php version
$ php -v
4.4 Finishing upgrading moodle with the cli command
$ cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ sudo php admin/cli/upgrade.php
Just wait until it done.
4.5 Upgrade moodle plugin
Login as admin in http://youriphere/moodle/admin/login.php
Then go to administration site -> plugin -> plugin overview -> check for update
4.6 Disable maintenance mode
$ Cd /var/www/html/moodle
$ php admin/cli/maintenance.php --disable
Installing phpmyadmin
5.1 Easy way with portable phpmyadmin
$ cd /var/www/html
$ mkdir dbviewer
$ cd dbviewer
$ wget http://phpmyadminurlhere
$ unzip phpmyadminfile.zip
$ mv phpmyadminfolder/* .
$ rm -rf phpmyadminfolder
http://youriphere/dbviewer
5.2 Somehow if you want using hard way by installing phpmyadmin
Install phpmyadmin
$ sudo dnf install phpmyadmin
Add /dbviewer alias on apache
$ sudo vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf
Change this line ‘Alias /phpMyAdmin /usr/share/phpMyAdmin’ to ‘Alias /dbviewer /usr/share/phpMyAdmin’
Then restart apache
$ sudo systemctl restart httpd
Miscellaneous
To do later
