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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 20594 discussions
Status	Discussion	Started by	Last post	Replies	Actions
	Powerbook G4 - PHP - MySQL - Can't install Locked	Jonathan Gravois 13 Jan 2005	Tony Hursh 15 Jan 2005	6
	Can't log in as admin on new install. Locked	Dan Rahenkamp 23 Oct 2004	Dan Rahenkamp 16 Jan 2005	7
	User trap Locked	Ger Tielemans 16 Oct 2004	Ger Tielemans 16 Jan 2005	2
	I have a "login" problem Locked	fady nesbey 16 Jan 2005	fady nesbey 16 Jan 2005	2
	Re-installed moodle how can i re attach the data? Locked	Chris Starling 13 Jan 2005	Sean Keogh 16 Jan 2005	3
	I have finished moodle installation but I can't see the admin button Locked	fady nesbey 16 Jan 2005	Andrea Bicciolo 17 Jan 2005	1
	install error, "admin page" does not appear Locked	Gerhard Mosbach 17 Jan 2005	Gerhard Mosbach 18 Jan 2005	4
	Authenticating against Active Directory Locked	Marc Veenstra 25 Aug 2004	Dan Williamson 18 Jan 2005	2
	Serious Installation Problem Locked	James Phillips 27 Oct 2004	Timothy Takemoto 18 Jan 2005	6
	Desperately need help Locked	Dr. Ali Abureesh 18 May 2003	Timothy Takemoto 18 Jan 2005	17
	Problem with email Locked	Marcello I. 18 Jan 2005	Randy Metzger 19 Jan 2005	1
	Apache server and Moodle Locked	Frank Klumpers 19 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 19 Jan 2005	1
	"ERROR: Could not instantiate mail function. Locked	magda piasecka 8 Dec 2004	account deleted 19 Jan 2005	4
	a kindof blog about moving from ftp only server to cmd line server Locked	mandy honeyman 18 Jan 2005	mandy honeyman 20 Jan 2005	6
	IIS and PHP-5 problem Locked	Alex Walker 20 Jan 2005	Alex Walker 21 Jan 2005	2
	Uninstall Moodle Locked	Tim Zasada 21 Jan 2005	Tim Allen 21 Jan 2005	1
	Profile photo 'broken' Locked	Mark Hamilton 20 Jan 2005	Mark Hamilton 21 Jan 2005	2
	offline-moodling - moodle-in-a-box (for windows) Locked	account deleted 21 Jan 2005	account deleted 21 Jan 2005	0
	Blank page after configure the database on install.php Locked	David Dougherty 12 Jan 2005	Klaus Schramm 22 Jan 2005	5
	errors at login Locked	Tim Zasada 20 Jan 2005	Tim Zasada 22 Jan 2005	6
	how to reduce font-size in Forum text-display Locked	Gerhard Mosbach 22 Jan 2005	Gerhard Mosbach 23 Jan 2005	2
	domain exclusion? Locked	Gerhard Mosbach 23 Jan 2005	Tim Allen 23 Jan 2005	4
	adminmail when "new registration" Locked	Gerhard Mosbach 23 Jan 2005	Gerhard Mosbach 23 Jan 2005	4
	How to downgrade Moodle? Locked	Patt Emmawat 23 Jan 2005	Patt Emmawat 24 Jan 2005	3
	writes to a non-existent directory called moodle Locked	Margaret Iaquinto 24 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 24 Jan 2005	1
	LDAP debugging Locked	Tony Delahunty 25 Jan 2005	Tony Delahunty 25 Jan 2005	0
	Re-install Locked	Frank Zittle 22 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 25 Jan 2005	1
	Question during installation after choosing a db Locked	mike desmondpinko 20 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 25 Jan 2005	1
	uncomment? Locked	Tim Zasada 25 Jan 2005	Tim Zasada 25 Jan 2005	2
	EasyPHP with IIS Locked	Tony Delahunty 20 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 25 Jan 2005	5
	Lost in the Directory Path on installation Locked	Peter McNougher 31 Oct 2004	Paul Fleming 26 Jan 2005	5
	Can't Login HELP!!! Locked	Lauren Keefe 25 Jan 2005	Lauren Keefe 26 Jan 2005	6
	Can't log in as admin (or anything else) Locked	Paul Johnson 11 Jan 2005	Paul Johnson 26 Jan 2005	13
	Moodle on IIS WinXP(SP2)/ MySQL 4.1.8 / PHP 4.3.10 Locked	Luke Maslany 30 Dec 2004	Luke Maslany 26 Jan 2005	7
	Creating directory for uploadable files Locked	James Tubbs 25 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 26 Jan 2005	2
	Admin directory halts during installation Locked	Shawn Gray 27 Jan 2005	Shawn Gray 27 Jan 2005	0
	Error after install/configure Locked	Andrew Millichamp 26 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 27 Jan 2005	2
	Authenticating against MSSQL - Has anyone achieved this? Locked	Richard Burton 11 Nov 2004	Richard Burton 27 Jan 2005	5
	Summary of Permissions for Moodle using IIS6 Locked	Shawn Gray 27 Jan 2005	Howard Miller 27 Jan 2005	3
	New Apache, PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin Windows Installer... Locked	Mike Churchward 27 Jan 2005	Mike Churchward 27 Jan 2005	0
	After reinstall only Admins can login Locked	Peter Burgess 27 Jan 2005	Peter Burgess 28 Jan 2005	1
	How do I add Google search capability to my site? Locked	Matt (M) 25 Aug 2004	Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) 28 Jan 2005	19
	Moodle installer Hangs Locked	Paul Swainson 27 Jan 2005	Sean S 28 Jan 2005	3
	Moving Moodle .... problem Locked	David Aponte 30 Jan 2005	David Aponte 30 Jan 2005	2
	ftp access to moodle.org Locked	Brian Lockwood 29 Jan 2005	Brian Lockwood 30 Jan 2005	4
	what are the h/w configurations required for 1000 users Locked	Ravi M 31 Jan 2005	Martín Langhoff 31 Jan 2005	1
	Backup_moodle_features won't install Locked	Deryck Jones 2 Dec 2004	Brian Lockwood 1 Feb 2005	3
	install.php stops after DB setup Locked	Jacob Kier 1 Feb 2005	Brian Lockwood 1 Feb 2005	1
	no input file specified Locked	Colin Campbell 29 Jan 2005	Timothy Takemoto 1 Feb 2005	1
	Mail problems Locked	Aaldrik Steenhuis 29 Jan 2005	Timothy Takemoto 1 Feb 2005	1
	Redirected to GPL License Agreement Locked	Aaron Metz 28 Jan 2005	Martin Dougiamas 1 Feb 2005	3
	export user passwords and details from mysql db ? or using moodle Locked	Michael Kowalczyk 1 Feb 2005	Michael Kowalczyk 1 Feb 2005	0
	upgradelogs.php Locked	shane luffman 26 Jan 2005	shane luffman 1 Feb 2005	3
	moodle newbie Locked	Bernard B 1 Feb 2005	Tony Hursh 2 Feb 2005	8
	Is there any one who is running Moodle on Oracle Locked	Forrest Washburn 2 Feb 2005	Forrest Washburn 2 Feb 2005	0
	Upgrade Disaster Locked	Nicole Snyder 2 Feb 2005	Bryan Williams 2 Feb 2005	3
	No Logs Displayed.. ever... Locked	Mark Burnet 29 Aug 2004	sibel karabulut 3 Feb 2005	5
	Could not find or create directory Locked	Phil Marsh 1 Feb 2005	Mark Mead 3 Feb 2005	3
	Install loops on GPL, database upgrade Locked	John Kienitz 3 Feb 2005	Martín Langhoff 4 Feb 2005	4
	Regarding MySql database creation Locked	Arun Kumar 4 Feb 2005	Shane Elliott 4 Feb 2005	1
	upgrade moodle Locked	Claudio Tegazzini 2 Feb 2005	Bill Burgos 4 Feb 2005	6
	Blank page at installation Locked	Vinny Glennon 4 Feb 2005	Vinny Glennon 4 Feb 2005	0
	My System doesnot allow me to create a database in Mysql Locked	Arun Kumar 5 Feb 2005	Arun Kumar 5 Feb 2005	0
	The web address does not appear to be valid - this Moodle installation doesn't appear to be there. Locked	Bentley Samrow 4 Feb 2005	Bentley Samrow 5 Feb 2005	3
	easyPHP1-7 Locked	Bentley Samrow 5 Feb 2005	W Page 5 Feb 2005	3
	Data Directory can not be found Locked	Al Ortiz 10 Dec 2004	Peter Baista 5 Feb 2005	9
	Moodle absolute beginner Locked	Keith Stuart 5 Feb 2005	Keith Stuart 6 Feb 2005	3
	Installation Complete - Proceeds to blank screen Locked	Shane Tooley 5 Feb 2005	Shane Tooley 6 Feb 2005	2
	Could not find or create a directory Locked	Hung Phan 24 Dec 2004	Xathras Murphy 6 Feb 2005	2
	Moodle cannot locate login and calendar page from opening page Locked	Bill Hayman 5 Feb 2005	Bill Hayman 6 Feb 2005	2
	Config.php!! Locked	lam chun lung 28 Jan 2004	Keith Stuart 6 Feb 2005	5
	Moodle Update Locked	Rossyl Lashley 7 Feb 2005	Samuli Karevaara 7 Feb 2005	3
	Host has upgraded to PHP 5, now all pages are blank Locked	Graham Robinson 30 Jan 2005	Graham Robinson 8 Feb 2005	6
	Problems with "error message" Locked	Vladimir Bacik 8 Feb 2005	Vladimir Bacik 8 Feb 2005	0
	don't have permission to access /user/view.php Locked	Rein Laaneser 3 Feb 2005	Rein Laaneser 8 Feb 2005	8
	Persistent MySQL Connection Problem Locked	Jenna King 9 Feb 2005	Jenna King 10 Feb 2005	2
	Change my links? All pointing to private IP address Locked	reg phenna 7 Jan 2005	Matt Molloy 10 Feb 2005	4
	Upgraded my site and can no longer login Locked	JoAnn Major 10 Feb 2005	JoAnn Major 11 Feb 2005	2
	Newbie - MySQL connection failed Locked	Hung Phan 9 Nov 2004	Tito V 11 Feb 2005	7
	Error: Database connection failed. Locked	Michael O'Neill 8 Feb 2005	Howard Miller 11 Feb 2005	1
	Invalid web adress during install Locked	Audun Hauge 27 Jan 2005	Rikko Verrijzer 11 Feb 2005	3
	Undefined property: template Locked	Shane Tooley 9 Feb 2005	Shane Tooley 12 Feb 2005	2
	Strange Block reference message Locked	Ted G 13 Feb 2005	Ted G 14 Feb 2005	3
	Removing moodle Locked	sean kenny 13 Feb 2005	sean kenny 14 Feb 2005	2
	Database Connection Error Locked	Robs Disbury 11 Feb 2005	Robs Disbury 14 Feb 2005	8
	Main Page goes to install.php everytime Locked	Robs Disbury 14 Feb 2005	Robs Disbury 14 Feb 2005	0
	Database connection Locked	niall seery 9 Feb 2005	Robs Disbury 14 Feb 2005	7
	Unable to 'see' new modules Locked	Rob Keeney 10 Feb 2005	Shawn Gray 15 Feb 2005	7
	Moodle directories in IIS installation Locked	Tom Workman 11 Feb 2005	Dan Marsden 15 Feb 2005	5
	Installing Mysql database Locked	niall seery 14 Feb 2005	n - 15 Feb 2005	1
	Resources do not display after 1.4.3 upgrade Locked	Brian Dichter 15 Feb 2005	Brian Dichter 16 Feb 2005	2
	Simple Start Locked	Robs Disbury 15 Feb 2005	Howard Miller 16 Feb 2005	4
	Error message when installing Locked	Derek Harding 15 Feb 2005	Derek Harding 16 Feb 2005	3
	ERROR: Could not update release version in database Locked	Dave Davis 12 Feb 2005	Penny Leach 16 Feb 2005	4
	Where do I place in config.php ? Locked	David Lopez 15 Nov 2004	Jeff Wood 16 Feb 2005	8
	A required parameter (sesskey) was missing ?? Locked	Kitty chuk 15 Feb 2005	Martín Langhoff 16 Feb 2005	3
	I need serious help!!!! Locked	Andrew Wojtowicz 16 Feb 2005	Andrew Wojtowicz 16 Feb 2005	7
	Got PHP working, now all moodle shows is phpinfo page Locked	Robs Disbury 15 Feb 2005	Howard Miller 16 Feb 2005	9
	Pre filling extra user fields from MS SQL Database (Please help anyone, this is getting urgent now) Locked	Richard Burton 16 Feb 2005	Howard Miller 16 Feb 2005	3
	Can I use my old database. Locked	Athena Winchester 17 Jan 2005	Sean Keogh 17 Feb 2005	3