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:
Update the system:
sudo swupd update
Install Apache and PHP:
sudo swupd bundle-add httpd php
Start the Apache service:
sudo systemctl start httpd
Verify that Apache is running:
sudo systemctl status httpd
Download Moodle:
wget https://download.moodle.org/download.php/direct/stable310/moodle-latest-310.tgz
Extract the downloaded tarball:
tar -zxvf moodle-latest-310.tgz
Move the extracted directory to the Apache document root:
sudo mv moodle /var/www/html/
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
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
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/moodle. The Moodle installation will begin.
Follow the on-screen prompts to configure Moodle according to your needs.
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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