Installing Moodle on Clear Linux Latest

Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system (LMS) used for creating and delivering online courses. The installation of Moodle on Clear Linux Latest can be achieved by following the steps outlined below:

  1. Update the system:

    sudo swupd update
    
  2. Install Apache and PHP:

    sudo swupd bundle-add httpd php
    
  3. Start the Apache service:

    sudo systemctl start httpd
    
  4. Verify that Apache is running:

    sudo systemctl status httpd
    
  5. Download Moodle:

    wget https://download.moodle.org/download.php/direct/stable310/moodle-latest-310.tgz
    
  6. Extract the downloaded tarball:

    tar -zxvf moodle-latest-310.tgz
    
  7. Move the extracted directory to the Apache document root:

    sudo mv moodle /var/www/html/
    
  8. Adjust file permissions to allow Apache to have access to the Moodle files:

    sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/moodle
    sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/moodle
    
  9. Create a Moodle data directory outside of the document root:

    sudo mkdir /var/moodledata
    sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/moodledata
    sudo chmod -R 755 /var/moodledata
    
  10. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/moodle. The Moodle installation will begin.

  11. Follow the on-screen prompts to configure Moodle according to your needs.

  12. Once installation is complete, you can access the Moodle site by navigating to http://localhost/moodle in a web browser.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Moodle on Clear Linux Latest!

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