ok, so i have a domain name, i have the desire to put moodle onto it. But i have no idea.
I have downloaded moodle onto my laptop. i don't understand what PHP, or anything. i use dreamweaver for the website, but that means nothing. Please can someone help me. I don't understand anything anyone writes so it needs to be basic.
Although I'm a webmaster and web developer and have used several PHP programs in the past, I decided to buy and download the "Moodle 1.9 e-learning course development" PDF ebook ($30.59 US$) from Packt publishing.
http://www.packtpub.com/learning-moodle-1-9-course-development/book
It goes into great detail on all aspects of Moodle, including installation and the author does not assume you know squat. I recommend you use it as a guide.
Besides a domain name, you need a web hosting service (you rent space for your web site on their web servers, so you don't have to know how to setup and maintain your own web server - I recommend APlus.net) which supports the very popular MySQL web database and the newest versions of the PHP programming language. Read what the book says about deciding on your hosting requirements, before signing up for an account - the hosting service sales people can help you decide, when you tell them what you've learned from the book.
PHP is simply a programming language that people use to create many great web site tools, like slide shows, image galleries, membership management programs and anything else one can imagine - even learning environments.
These PHP programs can be easily "plugged into" any web site - to do things that web sites were not originally designed to do. They are a true boon to mankind and Moodle seems to me, so far, to be one of the best ever PHP programs
HTH (newbie translation: Hope This Helps)
_jc
Peter - you have a domain name? Do you have a webhosting company to host your domainname? Your first port of call should be them to see if they will install moodle for you - some good hosts do- to save you the effort. If not, get back to us and I will give you simple instructions - I managed to do it and I don't know about php etc either.
Telivo are hosting.
I have also database ability on account, MySQL or something. I believe i need that. I don't know what any of it means.
Thanks
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i have created a Mysql database, i know how to acess the admin page for it, but that looks v scarey.
Yes i use FTP via dreamweaver. I also have filezilla installed on laptop. if that makes it easier
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He's right! If I can do it, so can you 
I know nothing about mysql either but I just followed the documentation and people's instructions.
I know nothing about mysql either but I just followed the documentation and people's instructions.
Hi Alan and thanks for the reply.
I have put the unzipped Moodle files in a directory on my server (i.e. via filezilla onto a folder in my domain directory called Moodle).
They are still unzipped.
Wondering what comes next. Am i meant to unzip them, then run the xampp program. AGH
Pete
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So i've placed unzipped files on website. I use a provider, 'telivio' the domain i use is phardie.info It already has stuff on for school, but willing for everything to change over to Moodle.
Onprovider site i now have a folder called Moodle, and in that folder are the following.
Folder called server
Readme.txt
and two prograams; Start Moodle.exe and Stop Moodle.exe.
So what NOW
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