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Documentation: Installing Moodle, Installation FAQ, Upgrading and Upgrading FAQ
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Status	Discussion	Started by	Last post	Replies	Actions
	Is anyone hosting with ipowerweb.com? I need .htaccess info ... Locked	J. Hoepner 17 May 2008	J. Hoepner 18 May 2008	5
	hostway.com Locked	d morte 18 May 2008	d morte 18 May 2008	0
	adding feilds only for teachers to fill it ??(urgent) Locked	nada saif 17 May 2008	Timothy Takemoto 18 May 2008	3
	Need Generic compile directives for PHP Locked	Marc Grober 16 May 2008	Marc Grober 18 May 2008	6
	tra PDF, SWF files not displaying IIS & 2003 Locked	Stuart Cox 15 May 2008	Stuart Cox 17 May 2008	1
	Upgrade 1.9+ to 1.9.1 another SQL error Locked	Luca De Andreis 16 May 2008	Jörg S. 16 May 2008	1
	No courses after upgrade from 1.5.2 to 1.6 Locked	Saša Lacković 15 May 2008	Saša Lacković 16 May 2008	3
	Moodle 1.9 (March 29 build) "Errors found in XMLDB file" problem. Locked	Gary Henderson 16 May 2008	Gary Henderson 16 May 2008	0
	Upgrade 1.9 => 1.9.1 / SQL-Error Locked	Jörg S. 15 May 2008	Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) 16 May 2008	5
	WAMP Locked	hardeep kaur 15 May 2008	Richard Enison 15 May 2008	2
	Http 1.1 error 303 - but first after some time Locked	Bent Egebart 15 May 2008	Bent Egebart 15 May 2008	0
	ERROR messages when trying to install moodle Locked	Jesse Connors 12 May 2008	Richard Enison 15 May 2008	11
	Cannot access files in moodledata Locked	Nick Papathanasiou 14 May 2008	Nick Papathanasiou 15 May 2008	2
	Import 1.5 DataBase into new 1.9+ Install Locked	J. Hoepner 15 May 2008	J. Hoepner 15 May 2008	0
	Global Search Locked	Steffen Schwientek 13 May 2008	Steffen Schwientek 14 May 2008	2
	1.9 Upgrade loses indentation in forum posts Locked	David Hughes 14 May 2008	John Isner 14 May 2008	1
	From 1.5.X to 1.9, through 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 Locked	Ivo Antoniazzi 13 May 2008	Ivo Antoniazzi 13 May 2008	1
	The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your ... Locked	Craig Gumbley 12 May 2008	Craig Gumbley 12 May 2008	0
	How to install modules? Locked	Wonton Sopabuena 10 May 2008	Just H 11 May 2008	1
	Web server permissions Locked	Jason Rinne 9 May 2008	Dennis Flynn 10 May 2008	1
	stopped setting up block tables - Moodle 1.9 Locked	paul rayner 7 May 2008	paul rayner 10 May 2008	2
	Reinstall modules after upgrading moodle Locked	Stefan Büchler 27 Mar 2008	Timothy Takemoto 10 May 2008	2
	Application hang during install (Windows Server 2003, Postgres) Locked	Denny Mingus 6 May 2008	Richard Enison 9 May 2008	3
	subdomain install problems Locked	Steve Bilton 22 Apr 2008	Steve Bilton 9 May 2008	2
	Upgrading 1.9+ Locked	Shin Okada 9 May 2008	Timothy Takemoto 9 May 2008	3
	Moodle Database Migration Locked	Shawn Cannon 9 May 2008	Shawn Cannon 9 May 2008	0
	Ubuntu server 7.10 Locked	Andrew Alexander 4 Jan 2008	Richard Enison 9 May 2008	8
	Home-based Moodle server? Locked	William Gray 9 May 2008	Richard Enison 9 May 2008	2
	Not login Locked	Deleted user 7 May 2008	Richard Enison 9 May 2008	8
	Ldap Active Directory Authentication Locked	Josh Taylor 8 May 2008	Heather P 8 May 2008	1
	Log Files... Locked	Fabio Mangiarulo 7 May 2008	Richard Enison 8 May 2008	1
	SQL 2005 Locked	Casey Atkins 24 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 8 May 2008	3
	Vista, Xampp and Moodle Installation Problem Locked	Ralf Hilgenstock 11 Mar 2007	Richard Enison 8 May 2008	6
	MY SQL Installation Step "We could not connect to the database you specified. Please check your ... Locked	Chris Walsh 28 Apr 2008	Jose Londoño 8 May 2008	3
	an error while loading /user/view.php /forum/post.php Locked	Giovanni Sora 28 Oct 2004	Steve Wilson 8 May 2008	8
	MySQL not starting Locked	Biju Mani 7 May 2008	Richard Enison 7 May 2008	8
	how to retrieve root password Locked	Michal Giladi 26 Apr 2008	Howard Miller 7 May 2008	3
	Undefined index Installation problem Locked	Conrad Kuehn 6 May 2008	Conrad Kuehn 7 May 2008	2
	Non standard modules unnamed after install Locked	Matt Vernon 3 May 2008	Matt Vernon 7 May 2008	5
	Your session has timed out. Please login again. Locked	Sailaja Praharaju 5 Aug 2006	JD Hall 7 May 2008	6
	Installation MySQL Problem(version 4.1.16 is required and you are running 4.1.9) Locked	Hassan Ayoub 27 June 2006	Deleted user 6 May 2008	8
	Ldap configuration Locked	sebastien dalge 6 May 2008	sebastien dalge 6 May 2008	1
	Moodle migration MS SQL to MY SQL Locked	Pedro Almeida 29 Apr 2008	Visvanath Ratnaweera 6 May 2008	1
	PHP modules not loading though php.ini looks fine Locked	Rod Ward 17 Sept 2007	LOUIS FREDERICK RAKOTOARISON 5 May 2008	5
	How to setup Moodle on local server Locked	Fred Frazelle 5 May 2008	Richard Enison 5 May 2008	1
	A problem occurred inserting current version into databases Locked	Greg Ashauer 5 May 2008	Richard Enison 5 May 2008	1
	Index page not displaying properly Locked	Simon Bryan 5 May 2008	Simon Bryan 5 May 2008	0
	moodle directory ownership? Locked	David Le Blanc 11 Mar 2008	Tarik Dzekman 5 May 2008	11
	MySQL Version Locked	Tarik Dzekman 22 Apr 2008	Tarik Dzekman 5 May 2008	2
	PHP has not been properly configured with the MySQL extension error during install. Locked	Garrett Weber 18 Jan 2008	Richard Enison 5 May 2008	9
	Need to change directory name of moodle install Locked	Deleted user 1 May 2008	Just H 4 May 2008	3
	Upgrade and migrate combo Locked	Nigel Pauli 22 Apr 2008	Just H 4 May 2008	7
	Error on "Setting up Database" Locked	Kevin Johnson 3 May 2008	Ken Wilson 3 May 2008	1
	PHP Fatal error: Cannot clone object of class DOMDocument due to 'zend.ze1_compatibility_mode' Locked	lsa bug 3 May 2008	lsa bug 3 May 2008	1
	Upgrade to 1.9 shows 'block search can't downgrade' Locked	Deleted user 1 May 2008	Deleted user 2 May 2008	2
	Installing Moodle Locked	Charles Van deZande 2 May 2008	Richard Enison 2 May 2008	1
	Installation prob - displaying the Index of/moodle Locked	andy deloso 25 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 2 May 2008	15
	Upgrade to 1.9 can't login. Locked	Bill Moede 18 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 2 May 2008	5
	installation Error Locked	nida aftab 2 May 2008	nida aftab 2 May 2008	0
	Layout of front page Locked	Geoffrey Roy 2 May 2008	Ken Wilson 2 May 2008	2
	'Turn editing on' button goes to 'Index of moodle' Locked	Myrrh Lynn 1 May 2008	Myrrh Lynn 2 May 2008	2
	moodle demo; new error Locked	E. L. Cooper 2 May 2008	E. L. Cooper 2 May 2008	0
	cron.php made database grow enormously after upgrade Locked	Paul Perger 27 May 2006	Austin Montford 1 May 2008	10
	Installation error - help! Locked	Jennifer Mackenzie 29 Apr 2008	Jennifer Mackenzie 1 May 2008	2
	Authentication plugin '' not found. Locked	seth washeck 1 May 2008	seth washeck 1 May 2008	0
	moodle installation on ubuntu 7.10 Locked	benita daniel 1 Feb 2008	Sock Puppet 1 May 2008	7
	Upgrade moodle v1.6.3 to latest version! Locked	Chính Nguyễn Văn 29 Apr 2008	Just H 30 Apr 2008	1
	What can cause this? Locked	Tom Wallace 26 Apr 2008	Ken Wilson 29 Apr 2008	8
	Table 'mdl_config' is read only Locked	Mike Fruechting 29 Apr 2008	Mike Fruechting 29 Apr 2008	0
	cant add courses Locked	Jennifer Mackenzie 29 Apr 2008	Jennifer Mackenzie 29 Apr 2008	0
	Stuck while upgrading from 1.8.5 to 1.9 Locked	Sru Luapac 23 Apr 2008	John Macklin 29 Apr 2008	1
	cant create 'data directory' Locked	Jennifer Mackenzie 29 Apr 2008	Jennifer Mackenzie 29 Apr 2008	1
	Upgrade savepoint: Error during main upgrade Locked	Kevin Miller 29 Apr 2008	Kevin Miller 29 Apr 2008	1
	installing onto server probs Locked	Ben Christopher 28 Apr 2008	Jennifer Mackenzie 29 Apr 2008	4
	Failed installation on hosted platform Locked	Norman Woolley 28 Apr 2008	Norman Woolley 28 Apr 2008	4
	moodle MySQL user can't be assigned privileges Locked	Chris Hare 26 Apr 2008	Chris Hare 28 Apr 2008	3
	installation issue, i get the following when i go to my page: Locked	andy deloso 28 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 28 Apr 2008	4
	Installation ERROR:The 'Data Directory' you specified Locked	philemon kissangou 23 Nov 2007	FERNANDO SILVA 28 Apr 2008	8
	Wndows XP install Locked	Warren Arndt 28 Apr 2008	Ken Wilson 28 Apr 2008	1
	Slightly confused about upgrade process from 1.6 to 1.9 Locked	Deleted user 26 Apr 2008	Deleted user 27 Apr 2008	6
	Moodledata access issues Locked	Tarik Dzekman 25 Apr 2008	Jeffery Watkins 26 Apr 2008	2
	Database Setup error Locked	Dawan Killins 25 Apr 2008	Dawan Killins 26 Apr 2008	2
	64 Bit Moodle Locked	M Adeel 24 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 26 Apr 2008	13
	Can't get past "Choose your Language" screen Locked	Devin Roush 25 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 26 Apr 2008	1
	Large video files don't work Locked	Alexey Egorov 23 Apr 2008	Ken Wilson 26 Apr 2008	1
	Initial admin password Locked	Bob Mathews 23 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 25 Apr 2008	11
	moodledata folder permissions Locked	Andrew Adkins 14 Apr 2008	Andrew Adkins 24 Apr 2008	2
	Problem with accented letters after 1.7.2 to 1.9+ upgrade Locked	An Re 24 Apr 2008	An Re 24 Apr 2008	0
	Moodle 64 Bit version / Hardware requirements Locked	M Adeel 23 Apr 2008	M Adeel 23 Apr 2008	0
	Everything right, but still I have an error Locked	Murat Yilmaz 23 Apr 2008	Murat Yilmaz 23 Apr 2008	4
	SingleSignOn Problem Locked	mahe mahe 23 Apr 2008	mahe mahe 23 Apr 2008	0
	Single User, No server, Using Vista Locked	Jesse Murphy 23 Apr 2008	Luis de Vasconcelos 23 Apr 2008	5
	SERIOUS ERROR: Could not create admin user record !!! Locked	Dung Manh 17 Apr 2008	Dung Manh 23 Apr 2008	18
	Problem upgrading from 1.8 to 1.9 Locked	Ιωάννης Κόζαρης 13 Mar 2008	Richard Enison 23 Apr 2008	4
	All kinds of installation problems..... Locked	Adrian Baker 20 Apr 2008	Richard Enison 23 Apr 2008	9
	Error 500 Internal server error Locked	Satish Natarajan 21 Apr 2008	Satish Natarajan 22 Apr 2008	2
	How best to support this client? Locked	Richard Goldstein 21 Apr 2008	Visvanath Ratnaweera 22 Apr 2008	1
	Bad PHP version detected Locked	Paul Muaddib 21 Apr 2008	Paul Muaddib 22 Apr 2008	2
	Upgrade to 1.8.5 Locked	Sue Shelly 22 Apr 2008	Sue Shelly 22 Apr 2008	1
	Not seen as Admin user although logged in Locked	Helen Burgess 21 Apr 2008	Helen Burgess 22 Apr 2008	4