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Documentation: Installing Moodle, Installation FAQ, Upgrading and Upgrading FAQ
Forum moderator: Howard Miller

Before starting a new discussion topic, please check the Installation FAQ and Upgrading FAQ and try a forum search.

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List of discussions. Showing 100 of 20590 discussions
Status	Discussion	Started by	Last post	Replies	Actions
	Upgrading from 1.5.2 to 1.7 database errors and a loop Locked	Heather P 18 Jan 2007	Patrik Nilsson 28 Apr 2009	11
	Upgrading from 1.5 Locked	PAULINE CREBER 26 Apr 2009	PAULINE CREBER 28 Apr 2009	2
	Upgrade Issues Locked	Clinton Randolph 25 Apr 2009	Clinton Randolph 27 Apr 2009	1
	Crear subdominios el localhost Locked	Silvio Condori 26 Apr 2009	E M 27 Apr 2009	1
	"You must set register_globals=off" in Moodle 1.9.4. Can it be changed? Locked	Halyna Kaluzhna 26 Apr 2009	Tim Hunt 26 Apr 2009	2
	PHP has not been properly configured with the OCI8 extension so that it can communicate with ... Locked	Ali Haider 23 Apr 2009	Ali Haider 25 Apr 2009	1
	Magic Quotes Locked	Mark Allen 23 Apr 2009	Mark Allen 24 Apr 2009	4
	I´m a primary teacher. How can I set up &host a Moodle account for my pupils? Locked	Bruce Tarlton 23 Apr 2009	Sean Jarman 24 Apr 2009	3
	Cloned an existing moodle - now the site links need to change Locked	Antony Coombs 23 Apr 2009	Christian Zick 23 Apr 2009	2
	Renaming Moodle Folder Locked	Al Fanar 16 Mar 2009	Al Fanar 23 Apr 2009	2
	Changed database password - now connection fails Locked	Michael Boyd 22 Apr 2009	Tech 8055 23 Apr 2009	3
	MDL_ROLE table missing Locked	Phil Nestoryak 23 Apr 2009	Tim Hunt 23 Apr 2009	1
	Making moodle the default site on windows 2003 server. Locked	Michael Boyd 23 Apr 2009	Michael Boyd 23 Apr 2009	0
	1.8.2 using AppServ Locked	Jayme Ayres 14 Sep 2007	Sean Jarman 22 Apr 2009	2
	We could not connect to the database you specified. Please check your database settings. HELP! Locked	Hyle Daley 20 Apr 2009	Andrew Willems 22 Apr 2009	1
	SERIOUS ERROR: Could not create admin user record !!! Locked	rawand amin 27 Jun 2007	Carlos Vallejo 22 Apr 2009	7
	Upgrade problems - urgent! Locked	Andrew Millichamp 17 Apr 2009	Iñaki Arenaza 21 Apr 2009	1
	Error reading environment data (1) Locked	Mauricio Silva 22 Dec 2007	Joe Engel 19 Apr 2009	2
	Newbie Problem Locked	Matthew Rutland 19 Apr 2009	Matthew Rutland 19 Apr 2009	0
	Should I install Moodle in a private or public folder? Locked	Michael McDonnell 19 Apr 2009	E. L. Cooper 19 Apr 2009	1
	Should I upgrade? Locked	Andrew Millichamp 15 Apr 2009	Andrew Millichamp 18 Apr 2009	2
	CVS Anonymous access failed Locked	seth washeck 15 Apr 2009	Howard Miller 16 Apr 2009	7
	Install Moodle with existing Apache+PHP+MySQL Locked	Murray Eisenberg 16 Apr 2009	Tim Hunt 16 Apr 2009	1
	CVS Update - Merge Conflict Locked	Jeffrey Ames 15 Apr 2009	Robert Brenstein 16 Apr 2009	3
	php problems when upgrading Locked	Simon Bryan 15 Apr 2009	Tim Hunt 15 Apr 2009	1
	Flash installation Locked	Renee Nelson 10 Apr 2009	Howard Miller 15 Apr 2009	1
	Failed to access to db retry Locked	Thangam Mani 14 Apr 2009	Howard Miller 15 Apr 2009	1
	Problems with final configuring installation Locked	Dusan Todorovic 14 Apr 2009	Howard Miller 15 Apr 2009	1
	Moving from moodle 1.9 to 1.94 Locked	Bernard Bailey 14 Apr 2009	Bernard Bailey 15 Apr 2009	10
	MAMP/OS X 10.5/Real Installation Locked	David Mark Weiss 14 Apr 2009	E. L. Cooper 15 Apr 2009	2
	No theme works in Firefox / Mozilla, OK in IE Locked	Mark Frazier 14 Apr 2009	Mark Frazier 14 Apr 2009	1
	Stand alone Moodle Locked	David Mark Weiss 10 Apr 2009	Myles Carrick 14 Apr 2009	1
	How to move moodle from windows to linux platform Locked	Benny Thomas 13 Apr 2009	Elvedin Trnjanin 14 Apr 2009	12
	Moodle installation fails - cannot install chat Locked	Michael McDonnell 9 Apr 2009	E. L. Cooper 10 Apr 2009	4
	Manual utf8 migration problem Locked	james skaggs 8 Apr 2009	E. L. Cooper 10 Apr 2009	6
	Login error after upgradation Locked	satish agrawal 9 Apr 2009	satish agrawal 9 Apr 2009	0
	Where the heck is this: Admin >> Variables >> Security >> HTTP security Locked	Sherman Keene 9 Apr 2009	Sherman Keene 9 Apr 2009	0
	Found! A reason that a service provider blocked a Moodle Locked	Sherman Keene 9 Apr 2009	Sherman Keene 9 Apr 2009	0
	Where else can one go for support Locked	David Rogers 2 Apr 2009	B Beals 9 Apr 2009	6
	Site Admin Menu problem after upgrading from 1.9 to 1.9.3 Locked	Michael Goodin 3 Apr 2009	David Sheerman 8 Apr 2009	3
	Specified key was too long; max key length is 767 bytes Locked	bobby grant 8 Apr 2009	Elvedin Trnjanin 8 Apr 2009	1
	Entire install works fine then fails to reach last screen Locked	Sherman Keene 7 Apr 2009	Sherman Keene 7 Apr 2009	6
	400 Bad Request Locked	Carl Bogardus 2 Apr 2009	Carl Bogardus 7 Apr 2009	3
	working listening ability Locked	CLAUDIA DE CARVALHO MACIEL MARTINS 6 Apr 2009	E. L. Cooper 7 Apr 2009	1
	Not sending email and other issues after upgrade 1.8.4+ to 1.9.4+ Locked	Edgar Amorim 18 Feb 2009	Mark Stevens 6 Apr 2009	1
	Installation Problems/with atbhost.net Locked	michael collins 6 Apr 2009	E. L. Cooper 6 Apr 2009	3
	Unicode issue after migration? Locked	Charles Westin 5 Apr 2009	E. L. Cooper 5 Apr 2009	4
	hanging up on database build Locked	Bill Kirk 5 Apr 2009	Bill Kirk 5 Apr 2009	0
	Unable to View Images/profile pictures - 1.9.4+ Locked	sakthivel nayakan 4 Apr 2009	sakthivel nayakan 4 Apr 2009	0
	Blank screen after installing 1.9 Locked	Sou Sovichea 3 Apr 2009	Sou Sovichea 4 Apr 2009	2
	The 'Data Directory' you specified could not be found or created Locked	Nuno Silva 3 Apr 2009	Luis de Vasconcelos 4 Apr 2009	1
	MySQL service died after XAMPP 1.7 update... Locked	James Desterhouse 3 Apr 2009	James Desterhouse 3 Apr 2009	2
	Upgrade stalled Locked	Steve Dale 2 Apr 2009	Steve Dale 3 Apr 2009	2
	Delet User Locked	bharat bharat 23 Nov 2007	Tim Hunt 3 Apr 2009	7
	cant install under unix server Locked	Wolf Fietz 31 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 3 Apr 2009	3
	Moodle 1.5.3 >>1.6 Question Locked	Amy Stier 15 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 3 Apr 2009	9
	Unable to Log in after installation... PHP warnings Locked	Bill B 27 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 2 Apr 2009	4
	index.php blank Locked	Rosemarie Power 2 Apr 2009	Clive Gould 2 Apr 2009	3
	Deploy Mysql database Locked	geeks da 2 Apr 2009	David Rogers 2 Apr 2009	1
	subdomain image fun Locked	Kent Barrett 2 Apr 2009	Doug Jones 2 Apr 2009	6
	So close! But still need help to finish Ubuntu install (also writable problems) Locked	Roland Sherwood 1 Apr 2009	Gary Anderson 2 Apr 2009	1
	Image Woes Locked	Doug Jones 1 Apr 2009	Doug Jones 2 Apr 2009	4
	Page hang on index.php after 1.9.2+ upgrade, blocks_print_group issue? Locked	Bryce Kaspar 28 Mar 2009	Tim Hunt 1 Apr 2009	7
	upgrade 1.9.2 to 1.9.4 - no changes? Locked	Christian Zick 31 Mar 2009	Christian Zick 31 Mar 2009	2
	Moodle Installation using IP address is not working Locked	Manoj Singh 28 Mar 2009	Steve Bilton 31 Mar 2009	4
	Installation fails while setting up database. Locked	David Rogers 31 Mar 2009	David Rogers 31 Mar 2009	0
	http://localhost not working after install (xp laptop) Locked	ams ams 21 Mar 2009	Code Hunter 31 Mar 2009	1
	Best Practices for Moodle Install - Operating System Locked	Tarcisio Gambin 26 Mar 2009	Tarcisio Gambin 31 Mar 2009	14
	Moodle Installation 2003 server Locked	vishakha mujoo 18 Mar 2009	vishakha mujoo 31 Mar 2009	2
	Moodle Shared Host Install Report Back and Bug Fixes Locked	Rudy Preston 15 Jan 2009	Francisco De La Cruz 31 Mar 2009	12
	Win Vista + IIS7 + MSSQL 2005 + PHP + Moodle not working Locked	Robert Jordaan 18 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 30 Mar 2009	8
	Moodle and Active Directory Locked	Thomas Nixon 30 Mar 2009	Iñaki Arenaza 30 Mar 2009	1
	Installation problem in the server Locked	Suzana Silva 30 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 30 Mar 2009	1
	Differences in 1.4.5 and 1.9.4 version Locked	George McMillin 13 Mar 2009	E. L. Cooper 30 Mar 2009	3
	Downloads Error Locked	Henni Appelgryn 18 Mar 2009	E. L. Cooper 30 Mar 2009	3
	1.9.4 upgrade problem Locked	uk nites 25 Mar 2009	Tim Hunt 30 Mar 2009	7
	Debian Install Locked	t b 29 Jan 2009	Ariel Robaldo 29 Mar 2009	9
	Administrative Access denied after problem 1.94+ install Locked	Kevin Kiernan 28 Mar 2009	Kevin Kiernan 28 Mar 2009	1
	Placement of custom php.ini within Moodle Locked	Jesus Padro 27 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 27 Mar 2009	1
	Moodle Installation Problem - Apache Syntax Locked	Brad Wilson 29 Jan 2009	Richard Enison 27 Mar 2009	29
	Importing users from another moodle install Locked	Hellmuth Sole 25 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 27 Mar 2009	6
	Restoring Site for 1.9 - Steps please Locked	Brian Sather 25 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 27 Mar 2009	3
	User save errors, also SMTP not working. Locked	ADSL geek 25 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 27 Mar 2009	3
	MSSQL "A problem occurred inserting current version into databases" Locked	Steven Wood 17 Jan 2007	Alex Aversa 26 Mar 2009	3
	mac os x 10.5 Server LDAP Locked	David Mark Weiss 26 Mar 2009	David Mark Weiss 26 Mar 2009	0
	Moodle install blank page Locked	Octavian Brinzea 25 Mar 2009	Octavian Brinzea 25 Mar 2009	2
	php.ini config problems Locked	equine guelph 25 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 25 Mar 2009	1
	Shared hosting IIS6 - Insecure Handling of Globals failed Locked	John Feeney 25 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 25 Mar 2009	1
	What does a student need to install? Locked	Stephen Perry 18 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 25 Mar 2009	3
	Installation Problems Locked	michael collins 23 Mar 2009	michael collins 25 Mar 2009	5
	Database problem Locked	max way 22 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 25 Mar 2009	5
	Shared hosting on asp.net site Locked	John Feeney 24 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 25 Mar 2009	6
	installation de moodle Locked	benabid houari 24 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 24 Mar 2009	1
	Installing Moodle With Oracle Database Locked	Tareq Abd 12 Feb 2009	Iñaki Arenaza 24 Mar 2009	4
	salut Locked	kheira larbaoui 24 Mar 2009	M. N. 24 Mar 2009	1
	Installation locked admin out. Password cron not yet setup either.. Locked	ADSL geek 22 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 23 Mar 2009	2
	Installation Problems Locked	mo1 jo 21 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 23 Mar 2009	3
	Installation Problems with 1and1 Locked	Wally Sosa 21 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 23 Mar 2009	2
	Forums sending duplicate emails Locked	Philip Percival 18 Mar 2009	Philip Percival 23 Mar 2009	7
	Installation Fatal Error Locked	John Noonan 20 Mar 2009	Richard Enison 23 Mar 2009	1