Is it possible to update a Moodle for Windows install via CVS? I'm assuming I cannot simply copy and paste a copy of Moodle from CVS into my Moodle for Windows?
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Hi Chardelle,
I think the information you require is in the section called "From a Wndows Computer" at the bottom of the following page:
I think the information you require is in the section called "From a Wndows Computer" at the bottom of the following page:
Hi Gordon,
Actually, the section you refer to is for updating through CVS on Windows. I'm actually asking about updating a windows install (Windows Package) through CVS. My real question is, can I simply copy and paste a cvs version into my windows version. The only visible difference I can see between the Windows Package and the Standard package (aside from the db setup of course) is the database link in the admin block--are there any other differences?
Actually, the section you refer to is for updating through CVS on Windows. I'm actually asking about updating a windows install (Windows Package) through CVS. My real question is, can I simply copy and paste a cvs version into my windows version. The only visible difference I can see between the Windows Package and the Standard package (aside from the db setup of course) is the database link in the admin block--are there any other differences?
No problem at all. Moodle code is always the same no matter how it's distributed.
Just replace the whole Moodle directory (making sure to bring your config.php file across, as well as any custom blocks, themes, modules etc that you may have added).
The "extra" bit you see on the package is the admin/mysql directory which is the MySQL Admin module: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=448 so you can install this separately or copy it from the old moodle install.
Just replace the whole Moodle directory (making sure to bring your config.php file across, as well as any custom blocks, themes, modules etc that you may have added).
The "extra" bit you see on the package is the admin/mysql directory which is the MySQL Admin module: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=448 so you can install this separately or copy it from the old moodle install.
Ok, thanks Martin. I just wanted to check before I messed things up. I'll move the admin_tree block too--I've got to have the db link
In case anyone else is interested--I just realized that now in 1.7, the code for the link to the database in the MAMP package (Moodle-Apache-MySQL-PHP) is not in the admin block (now the admin_tree block) file anymore -- it is in the admin/mysql folder (so, contrary to what I said above, no need to do anything with the admin_tree block).
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whilst CVS is having a mention does anybody know which port it comes through on as I used to download the contrib files this way but now our network team have tightened security on the firewall so much I can't get it to log on, just keeps timing out. I can't ask them to open the port because I don't know which one it is.
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whilst CVS is having a mention does anybody know which port it comes through on as I used to download the contrib files this way but now our network team have tightened security on the firewall so much I can't get it to log on, just keeps timing out. I can't ask them to open the port because I don't know which one it is.
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Hi Heather,
from what I have read, the CVS client talks to the CVS server using SSH, and the standard SSH port number is 22. A common alternative is 443, but that takes a little crafty setting up.
Here's a little more information:
Gordon
from what I have read, the CVS client talks to the CVS server using SSH, and the standard SSH port number is 22. A common alternative is 443, but that takes a little crafty setting up.
Here's a little more information:
Gordon
The problem I find is that the database of the moodle4windows that I am using is only 4.1.9 from the easyphp1.8 + moodle 1.5.2 from goohio.com but 4.1.16 is needed. easyphp 2 has been promised for more than a year.
Wamp 5 looks very promisting. It has a menu item to open ones desktop to the world. I have a fixed ip address so this pc could be a server just like that I guess.
Aha, I just downloaded Mysql 4.x windows installer from the mysql site, change the install path to easyphp/mysql and installed it.
Then I downloaded Moodle 1.7 into the easyphp www folder, and it installed fine.
1.7 looks very exciting.