Hi Gordon,
I can try to help even if I am not that good in php ... By discussing with peopole like you and the philosophy of moodle; everybody can learn... and become skillful
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1. First, I think that it is important to have an editor installed on your computer. One can download any open source editor.
I have Dev-PHP editor which one can get here :
http://devphp.sourceforge.net/
2. This will help to open the file config-dist.php found in moodle directory
Here is some lines of this file :
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unset($CFG); // Ignore this line
//=========================================================================
// 1. DATABASE SETUP
//=========================================================================
// First, you need to configure the database where all Moodle data //
// will be stored. This database must already have been created //
// and a username/password created to access it. //
// //
// mysql - the prefix is optional, but useful when installing //
// into databases that already contain tables. //
//
// postgres7 - the prefix is REQUIRED, regardless of whether the //
// database already contains tables. //
// //
// A special case exists when using PostgreSQL databases via sockets. //
// Define dbhost as follows, leaving dbname, dbuser, dbpass BLANK!: //
// $CFG->dbhost = " user='muser' password='mpass' dbname='mdata'"; //
//
$CFG->dbtype = 'mysql'; // mysql or postgres7 (for now)
$CFG->dbhost = 'localhost'; // eg localhost or db.isp.com
$CFG->dbname = 'moodle'; // database name, eg moodle
$CFG->dbuser = 'username'; // your database username
$CFG->dbpass = 'password'; // your database password
$CFG->prefix = 'mdl_'; // Prefix to use for all table names
$CFG->dbpersist = false; // Should database connections be reused?
// "false" is the most stable setting
// "true" can improve performance sometimes
//=========================================================================
// 2. WEB SITE LOCATION
//=========================================================================
// Now you need to tell Moodle where it is located. Specify the full
// web address to where moodle has been installed. If your web site
// is accessible via multiple URLs then choose the most natural one
// that your students would use. Do not include a trailing slash
$CFG->wwwroot = 'http://example.com/moodle';
//=========================================================================
// 3. SERVER FILES LOCATION
//=========================================================================
// Next, specify the full OS directory path to this same location
// Make sure the upper/lower case is correct. Some examples:
//
// $CFG->dirroot = 'c:\program files\easyphp\www\moodle'; // Windows
// $CFG->dirroot = '/var/www/html/moodle'; // Redhat Linux
// $CFG->dirroot = '/home/example/public_html/moodle'; // Cpanel host
$CFG->dirroot = '/home/example/public_html/moodle';
//=========================================================================
// 4. DATA FILES LOCATION
//=========================================================================
// Now you need a place where Moodle can save uploaded files. This
// directory should be readable AND WRITEABLE by the web server user
// (usually 'nobody' or 'apache'), but it should not be accessible
// directly via the web.
//
// - On hosting systems you might need to make sure that your "group" has
// no permissions at all, but that "others" have full permissions.
//
// - On Windows systems you might specify something like 'c:\moodledata'
$CFG->dataroot = '/home/example/moodledata';
//=========================================================================
// 5. DATA FILES PERMISSIONS
//=========================================================================
// The following parameter sets the permissions of new directories
// created by Moodle within the data directory. The format is in
// octal format (as used by the Unix utility chmod, for example).
// The default is usually OK, but you may want to change it to 0750
// if you are concerned about world-access to the files (you will need
// to make sure the web server process (eg Apache) can access the files.
// NOTE: the prefixed 0 is important, and don't use quotes.
$CFG->directorypermissions = 02777;
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3. According to where your moodle directory and login and passwords are Please, change and give the right settings. Please, change only the lines under the blue color.
3. Here is what my config.php looks like
<?php /// Moodle Configuration File
unset($CFG);
$CFG->dbtype = 'mysql';
$CFG->dbhost = 'localhost';
$CFG->dbname = 'moodle';
$CFG->dbuser = 'root';
$CFG->dbpass = 'jasmine';
$CFG->dbpersist = false;
$CFG->prefix = 'mdl_';
$CFG->wwwroot = 'http://localhost/moodle';
$CFG->dirroot = 'C:\apache2triad\htdocs\moodle';
$CFG->dataroot = 'C:\apache2triad\htdocs\moodledata';
$CFG->admin = 'admin';
$CFG->directorypermissions = 00777; // try 02777 on a server in Safe Mode
require_once("$CFG->dirroot/lib/setup.php");
// MAKE SURE WHEN YOU EDIT THIS FILE THAT THERE ARE NO SPACES, BLANK LINES,
// RETURNS, OR ANYTHING ELSE AFTER THE TWO CHARACTERS ON THE NEXT LINE.
?>
Regards,
Naceur
