Installing and upgrading help

Introduction: I have tried several steps and came up with my own that actually works. So far, I'm not getting any errors. This is how you setup your own moodle system in 1&1 servers with write permissions!

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1) Setup your MySQL database inside 1&1 Adminstration page. Copy all information.

2) Download Moodle. I downloaded version 1.8

3) Upload the moodle package (zip) to your 1&1 server using Webspace Explorer

4) Unzip the moodle package using Webspace Explorer (you will then see a folder called moodle)

5) Create a new directory called "moodledata" on the root directory (not inside the moodle folder)

6) Run Notepad or any text editor and paste:

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

7) Now save the file as ".htaccess"

8) Again run notepad or any text editor and paste:

upload_max_filesize = 20M;
browscap = /usr/local/lib/browscap.ini;
error_reporting = (E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_WARNING);
url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,form=fakeentry,fieldset=";
register_globals = off;
allow_url_fopen = off;
max_execution_time = 50000;
safe_mode = off;
file_uploads = on;
magic_quotes_gpc = on;
memory_limit = 41943040;
short_open_tag = on;
post_max_size = 26214400;

9) Now save the file as "php.ini"

10) Upload the two files (".htaccess" & "php.ini") inside your 1&1 moodle folder

11) Run the installer using your browser by typing: http://www.yourdomain.com/moodle/install.php

12) Key in all information and run the installation process UNATTENDED.

13) Now you can upload and customize themes.

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Let me know if this method works for you as well. Thanks!