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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
	installing portfolio block - "module is not readable" Locked	Timo Kozlowski 9 Aug 2006	Timo Kozlowski 12 Aug 2006	1
	Cannot find php cli Locked	Dominic Houlison 12 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 12 Aug 2006	1
	Hosting Issues Locked	Vincent Satuito, MA 8 Aug 2006	Vincent Satuito, MA 11 Aug 2006	8
	No Login Locked	Greg Frick 10 Aug 2006	Ken Tuley 11 Aug 2006	4
	I need help!!!! 1.6 upgrade crashed hard. Locked	Andrew Wojtowicz 10 Aug 2006	Andrew Wojtowicz 10 Aug 2006	0
	Encoding problem while upgrading mysql server. Locked	Ivan Belotelov 10 Aug 2006	Ivan Belotelov 10 Aug 2006	0
	moodle 1.6 with mssql Locked	don ko 10 Aug 2006	Dan Marsden 10 Aug 2006	2
	mysql on remote server not accessable via php? Locked	kevin metcalf 10 Aug 2006	kevin metcalf 10 Aug 2006	1
	shortcut for cvs update w/ modified root? Locked	Jim Proctor 10 Aug 2006	Jon Bolton 10 Aug 2006	1
	Database duplication failed Locked	roy cabaniss 10 Aug 2006	roy cabaniss 10 Aug 2006	0
	HELP!! PHP has not been properly configured with the MySQL extension Locked	Kev Marshall 8 Aug 2006	Garrett Murphy 9 Aug 2006	3
	Removing All Tables from MySQL DB Locked	Larry Elliott 9 Aug 2006	Larry Elliott 9 Aug 2006	4
	Cannot Create config.php File Locked	Ed Hodges 25 June 2006	Andres Montano 9 Aug 2006	8
	failed to open stream Locked	Nick Meyer 2 June 2006	Andres Montano 9 Aug 2006	2
	[function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in ... Locked	Robert Emery 7 Mar 2006	Andres Montano 9 Aug 2006	2
	Moving a site and restoring database Locked	Chris Ellis 8 Aug 2006	Chris Ellis 9 Aug 2006	1
	Assignment Tables Can't be Setup Locked	Keith Breckenridge 20 July 2006	Andrew Walker 9 Aug 2006	2
	Installing using Fantastico Locked	Simon Page 14 June 2006	Stephen Plume 9 Aug 2006	7
	Possible to restore an older version? Locked	Ted Thrasher 9 Aug 2006	Ted Thrasher 9 Aug 2006	0
	Hi Locked	Ana Cristina Sousa 9 Aug 2006	Dan Stowell 9 Aug 2006	1
	apache won't (can't) start Locked	Russ Maurer 17 July 2006	Enrique Ibarra 9 Aug 2006	3
	no lang pack installed (and seeing the css(maybe) vars) Locked	sean byrnes 9 Aug 2006	sean byrnes 9 Aug 2006	0
	Text Missing After 1.6 upgrade Locked	Laura Skelton 8 Aug 2006	Laura Skelton 8 Aug 2006	0
	Qucke help 1.6 Locked	David Shields 8 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 8 Aug 2006	6
	moodle-1.6.1 with mysql >4.1.16 Locked	Stephan Lauffer 7 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 8 Aug 2006	1
	Upgrading 1.5 to 1.6 Locked	Juan Carlos 4 Aug 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 8 Aug 2006	8
	Login appears to fail Locked	Ken Tuley 6 Aug 2006	Ken Tuley 7 Aug 2006	4
	Final Solution for Blank Page Problem Locked	nut buster 19 July 2006	Maik Riecken 6 Aug 2006	41
	Can't publish Moodle after install it on a Mac Locked	Iván Fuentes 6 Aug 2006	Ralf Krause 6 Aug 2006	1
	Upgrade to 1.6 - Error in textlib.class.php Locked	Andrew Steele 4 Aug 2006	Andrew Steele 6 Aug 2006	2
	My SQL Locked	Luke Stratton 3 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 5 Aug 2006	1
	Can't log in to a restored Moodle installation (help!) Locked	Jacob Kier 5 Aug 2006	Jacob Kier 5 Aug 2006	2
	PHP MySQL Syntax error in moodle 1.6.1 Locked	Steve Bilton 4 Aug 2006	Steve Bilton 4 Aug 2006	0
	Upgrade to PHP5.1 and MySql 5.0 Locked	Tareque Chowdhury 3 Aug 2006	Thomas Haynes 4 Aug 2006	4
	PC Requirements for Running Moodle Locked	T.C. Chappelear 4 Aug 2006	Thomas Haynes 4 Aug 2006	2
	Installing moodle 1.6 on windows xp machine Locked	Roger Crider 10 July 2006	T.C. Chappelear 4 Aug 2006	19
	Must custom list.php files reside in every /lang/xx_utf8 folder? Locked	Worth Bishop 4 Aug 2006	Worth Bishop 4 Aug 2006	0
	1.6.1 upgrade issues Locked	Crafton Williams 4 Aug 2006	Crafton Williams 4 Aug 2006	0
	unknown language detected: help Locked	Thomas Haynes 3 Aug 2006	Thomas Haynes 4 Aug 2006	4
	Install.php stops and does not create config.php Locked	Thomas Greene 2 Aug 2006	Thomas Greene 4 Aug 2006	2
	Running 2 versions on one server Locked	Donna Mayne 1 Aug 2006	tm tm 3 Aug 2006	3
	Moved Moodle to new server, getting errors Locked	Tom Walker 18 Apr 2006	Paul Nijbakker 3 Aug 2006	6
	php_extension iconv Locked	Christopher Downs 3 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 3 Aug 2006	2
	1.6.1 upgrade: UTF8 migration corrupts characters Locked	Quinn Comendant 27 July 2006	Ray Le Couteur 3 Aug 2006	8
	trying to use windows freindly install package Locked	John Ford 1 Aug 2006	John Ford 2 Aug 2006	9
	problems upgrading mysql Locked	Francesco Passarini 2 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 2 Aug 2006	1
	problemss using cygwin: "find: paths must procede expression" Locked	Francesco Passarini 1 Aug 2006	Jan Dierckx 2 Aug 2006	4
	Transferring from one server to another Locked	Richard Dudley 2 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 2 Aug 2006	1
	On screen error after upgrade Locked	Gary Payne 1 Aug 2006	Gary Payne 2 Aug 2006	3
	New Installation version 1.6 problems Locked	Rod Spears 24 May 2006	john mcgrath 1 Aug 2006	19
	How to run moodle automatically after installing Locked	Steve Dunlin 1 Aug 2006	Francesco Passarini 1 Aug 2006	4
	1.6 - permission problem - PEAR directory? Locked	Umberto Zanesi 27 June 2006	Maik Riecken 1 Aug 2006	6
	problems whith the Upgrading to Moodle 1.6 Locked	Francesco Passarini 31 July 2006	Francesco Passarini 1 Aug 2006	3
	I have an unusual problem! Locked	Dana Johnson 1 Aug 2006	Ken Wilson 1 Aug 2006	1
	Moving from local computer to web server Locked	Phill W 31 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 31 July 2006	2
	Error durring install Locked	Chris Armitage 31 July 2006	Chris Armitage 31 July 2006	0
	moodle the page cannot be found Locked	jakkapat wongvichit 31 July 2006	jakkapat wongvichit 31 July 2006	0
	1.6 Formal_white behaving badly Locked	John Ryan 29 June 2006	brent simpson 31 July 2006	5
	Fatal error ! Locked	Annie Price 29 July 2006	Annie Price 30 July 2006	7
	Only operates correctly on server Locked	MaureenAnn Larsen 30 July 2006	Maik Riecken 30 July 2006	1
	Installation of Blocks Locked	Chris Felinski 28 July 2006	Chris Felinski 28 July 2006	2
	login as admin --> Blank page Locked	Helmut Hammerl 6 Dec 2005	Steve Bilton 28 July 2006	4
	Database migration flag was not cleared. Locked	Fig Newton 27 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 28 July 2006	3
	Installed in wrong directory Locked	Charlotte Millington 22 July 2006	Simon Bryan 28 July 2006	11
	Permission denied (13) Error Locked	David Sabol 19 May 2006	Gwen Cary 28 July 2006	2
	'Web Address' does not appear to be valid (install.php) Locked	Franky St. Pierre 27 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 28 July 2006	5
	Cannot access from network Locked	Deepak v 27 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 28 July 2006	1
	Changing the URL of a server Locked	Thomas Speck 27 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 28 July 2006	2
	Problem with new installation of v1.6.1 on WinXP Locked	Eugene Murray 26 July 2006	Ken Wilson 27 July 2006	3
	Upgrading to 1.6+: plugin upgrade database errors Locked	Alex Walker 21 June 2006	Michael Winter 27 July 2006	4
	migration issues (1.5.2 -> 1.5.2) Locked	Jeffrey Elkner 27 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 27 July 2006	1
	Trouble with IIS5 Installation Locked	Michael Horgan 26 July 2006	Dan Marsden 27 July 2006	1
	Wikipedia Block installation problem Locked	William Fraser 27 July 2006	Jan Dierckx 27 July 2006	1
	WinXP - works fine locally, but can't reach from my other PCs Locked	Steve Hicks 26 July 2006	Steve Hicks 27 July 2006	3
	index.php not load Locked	Azizan Aziz 26 July 2006	Ken Wilson 26 July 2006	1
	Think I've found a new problem. Locked	David Shields 19 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 26 July 2006	4
	Error when trying to access admin/config.php Locked	David Vasta 27 Mar 2005	Carlos Vargas 26 July 2006	3
	admin page displays error Locked	Carlos Vargas 11 July 2006	Carlos Vargas 26 July 2006	6
	Premature end of script headers ... again! Locked	Carmel James 22 July 2006	Carmel James 25 July 2006	9
	Recommended hosting with correct version of MySQL?? Locked	Susan Totman 21 July 2006	Marc Dastous 25 July 2006	6
	Questions about the Windows Installation package Locked	N Hansen 12 Apr 2006	fouzia imran 25 July 2006	20
	Moodle upgrades (1.6 and more) Locked	Sébastien Laborie 24 July 2006	Sébastien Laborie 24 July 2006	0
	Database creation error. Could not create the given database name with the settings provided Locked	Deborah Ash 21 July 2006	Ken Wilson 24 July 2006	5
	mysql on own computer? Locked	Erik Ringmar 22 July 2006	Erik Ringmar 23 July 2006	2
	Memo on Upgrade and Can't login problems Locked	Ian Ellis 23 July 2006	Ian Ellis 23 July 2006	0
	Installing to Yahoo web host Locked	Mike Myklin 21 July 2006	Just H 22 July 2006	5
	Moodle/apache help Locked	shawn dixon 22 July 2006	Simon Bryan 22 July 2006	3
	Installing on Yahoo Server? Locked	Mike Myklin 22 July 2006	Mike Myklin 22 July 2006	0
	loginhttps: off Locked	Datek Pope 21 May 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 22 July 2006	2
	Moodle install Windows2003server Locked	hector whatever 21 July 2006	Iñaki Arenaza 22 July 2006	4
	Moodle 1.6 and Postnuke. Locked	Lluis Ventura Forner 21 July 2006	Ralf Hilgenstock 21 July 2006	1
	php configuration Locked	Andreas Kieninger 21 July 2006	James F 21 July 2006	1
	Question for International educators and elearners Locked	James F 21 July 2006	James F 21 July 2006	0
	Help! Can't make PHP settings like AcceptPathInfo on web host server Locked	David Travis 21 July 2006	David Travis 21 July 2006	0
	drupal and moodle intregation Locked	rohit mishra 21 July 2006	rohit mishra 21 July 2006	0
	Changing my moodle directory Locked	Peter Skinner 18 July 2006	Rory Allford 21 July 2006	2
	please help - installation sending me insane ! Locked	mark Hiriart 20 July 2006	mark Hiriart 21 July 2006	2
	upgrade to 1.6: conversion of german umlauts Locked	michael lohr 20 July 2006	michael lohr 21 July 2006	2
	2 Problems upgrading to 1.6+ Locked	Graham Stone 18 July 2006	Antony OSullivan 21 July 2006	6
	2 NICs & 1 Moodle Server Config Settings? Locked	Chris Collman 19 July 2006	Chris Collman 21 July 2006	3