How does one install Moodle and Mambo on the same apache server?
Do I have to create a virtual server with a different domain name?
HELP!!!!
Hector, no you don't have to create a virtual server to install Mambo/Moodle or use different domain names. Mambo for example can simply install in either the top level of root (www), acting as your main website portal, or within a sub-directory as you would install Moodle. Just create a database like you would for Moodle, untar the installation file where you want to locate Mambo and then point your browser to the location. Mambo has an auto-installer just like Moodle. You will probably be asked to change permissions on a number of directories within Mambo during the install and can easily do this if you have direct server access (otherwise use an ftp client). Final step is to create the configuration.php file by copying the contents from the last screen and locating it in the main directory. Make sure to delete the /installation directory and WRITE DOWN the admin password that Mambo generates on the last set up page.
A cool new feature in Mambo is the ability to easily upgrade the site via the admin panel. This is done by adding FTP information (slower than CVS) and then you're set to easily upgrade your Mambo site with a single button click.
A cool new feature in Mambo is the ability to easily upgrade the site via the admin panel. This is done by adding FTP information (slower than CVS) and then you're set to easily upgrade your Mambo site with a single button click.
I am reading your post on Mambo/Moodle with interest. The old versions were available to me at adddresscreations.com.
I have managed to upgrade the Mambo to its latest stable 4.5.2.3. I have tried to update their version of Moodle 1.1.1 to 1.5.2. with out success.
I am going to go back and try one more time to use Brians directions for upgrade procedure which was posted a year ago. How ever no one has updated the directions this way on the upgrade page that comes with the down loades. A little more specifity would surely save some of us a lot of uneccesarry trial and error. I am an educator not a programer or software expert.
Are these directions still good even when placing Moodle with in Mambo?
Someone should update the documentation.
steps are:
backup data directory
backup SQL data
rename moodle to moodle.backup
untar the new version of moodle in the archive file
ex: tarxvzf moodleverxxxx.tgz
copy config.php file from moodle.backup to moodle dir
mkdir moodle/moodledata
mkdir moodle/moodledata/cache
mkdir moodle/moodledata/sessions
set these three new folders to have permissions of 777
visit the URL http://yourserver/moodle/admin
the upgrade works and afterwards you can login! yea.
I only have access to the controle pannel so I can't do a lot to tweek the PHP. I can not unzip all the levels of tgz in iether my controle panel for the site or in the CuteFTP.
It would sure be nice to have specific directions for people who have to do this with FTP.
Where exactly do you change the permissons to specific folders (or do I need to) I remember seeing something in the admin or configuration of Moodle. And if I do, does he imply before or after you copy the config.php? When he says archive file does he mean the file you just renamed to moodle.backup?
I do wish people would be much more specific in their task analysis of these things.
Thanks for any specific information you can offer.
I would like to upgrade far up enough to get spell check in the word processing, although nicer Templates would be nice.