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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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(You can find your Moodle version via Settings > Site administration > Notifications.)

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List of discussions. Showing 100 of 20596 discussions
Status	Discussion	Started by	Last post	Replies	Actions
	Why and how could a single teacher use Moodle to support online her/his students? Locked	Piero Fornoni 27 Feb 2012	Helen Foster 13 Mar 2012	27
	Moodle 2.0 install -cannot upload files Locked	Mary Cooch 13 July 2010	Olaf Nöhring 20 May 2011	27
	Unable to load dynamic library php_gd2.dll Locked	Jeremy Hughes 1 July 2005	Sonia Burns 21 July 2009	27
	Installing moodle on widows 11 laptop	Betsy Baughman 5 Sept 2023	Luis de Vasconcelos 6 Sept 2023	26
	The real 1.8.4 to 4.2 Upgrade journey	Raymond Norton 27 May 2023	Ken Task 3 June 2023	26
	Recovery project/Version 1.8.4 php version	Raymond Norton 21 Apr 2023	Dominique Palumbo 2 May 2023	26
	upgradesettings.php loop - One frontpage setting won't save Locked	Martin Greenaway 29 July 2022	Martin Greenaway 26 Jan 2023	26
	Upgrading from 2.4 to 3.11 Locked	Prathmesh Singh 20 Feb 2022	Visvanath Ratnaweera 22 Feb 2022	26
	Error: Database Connection Failed Locked	Patrick Masson 14 Dec 2020	Visvanath Ratnaweera 29 Dec 2020	26
	SMTP connect error with Gmail after upgrade to 3.7 Locked	Emma Richardson 1 Sept 2019	Amara Walker 12 Apr 2021	26
	Can't login to Moodle after Git upgrade 3.5 to 3.6 "Error reading from database" Locked	Michael Rupp 12 Apr 2019	Ken Task 17 Apr 2019	26
	mysql 5.5.55 and mysql 5.5.53 Locked	Ripa Desai 13 July 2017	Ken Task 18 July 2017	26
	"The data source class does not exist" - upgrade error Locked	Johann Angsuesser 28 Nov 2016	Ken Task 5 Dec 2016	26
	Plugins Upgrade and Now Blank Plugin Check Screen Locked	William Stewart 12 Sept 2016	William Stewart 4 Oct 2016	26
	Broken Moodle - please help! Locked	Elaine Topham 26 Jan 2016	Elaine Topham 28 Jan 2016	26
	Problem restore from 2.5 to 2.7.... Locked	Steve Ambro v3.8 25 May 2014	Steve Ambro v3.8 7 June 2014	26
	Help Please, Moodle 2.4.5 installation for the 5th time Locked	Kevin Duggan 28 Jan 2014	Rick Jerz 31 Jan 2014	26
	Configuring opcache in php.ini Locked	Barrie Temple 10 Dec 2013	Rick Jerz 24 Feb 2014	26
	Moodle 2 - no images displayed. Locked	Steve Lawrence 2 Nov 2012	Bea Stephan 11 Oct 2014	26
	Upgrade 1.9.x to 2.3.2+ Locked	Layne Heiny 29 Sept 2012	Ken Task 31 July 2014	26
	Debian based Linux: Ban "apt-get install moodle"! Locked	Visvanath Ratnaweera 19 Feb 2012	Visvanath Ratnaweera 2 Jan 2014	26
	Blank pages for ADMIN after upgrade from 1.9.6 to 1.9.7 Locked	Travis Rush 8 Dec 2009	Martin Dougiamas 18 Dec 2009	26
	migrating to new host Locked	RF Stewart 29 Oct 2007	Richard Enison 12 Nov 2007	26
	Moodle freezes Locked	Duane Cole 25 Aug 2007	Andy Tagliani 6 Sept 2007	26
	Upgrade nightmares.... any help appreciated Locked	Kim Carter 24 Oct 2006	Steve Lowe 14 Oct 2007	26
	Moodle and GoDaddy.. Locked	Megan Mahaffey 2 Sept 2006	Richard Enison 23 Aug 2008	26
	Error: Database connection failed. Locked	Winter Quan 28 Feb 2005	Brandan Jones 30 Sept 2016	26
	Blank page on localhost/moodle	Thoriq Adillah 23 Mar 2024	Thoriq Adillah 24 Mar 2024	25
	Plugins to be delete during upgrade	Grégory Bouckhuyt 5 July 2023	Piotr F 13 Apr 2024	25
	Moodle 4.2 with statically compiled sodium	Joanne Tucker 24 Apr 2023	Joanne Tucker 25 Apr 2023	25
	Upgrading from 3.11.5+ to 4.1.1+ issue Locked	James Becker 15 Feb 2023	James Becker 24 Feb 2023	25
	Unable to uninstall plugins Locked	Keith Blundy 1 May 2022	Ken Task 3 Jan 2023	25
	Error reading database Locked	Anthony Green 28 Apr 2022	Ken Task 4 May 2022	25
	The following errors were found : Required PHP extension not found : sodium Locked	GrowthWays Africa 23 May 2021	Rick Jerz 2 June 2021	25
	[3.8.8+] Cron issues after Migrating web server from Windows to Linux Locked	Jeff Noel 15 Apr 2021	Ken Task 17 Apr 2021	25
	Problems installing on Nginx within Docker Locked	Jonah Kuiper 3 July 2019	Leon Stringer 18 Nov 2020	25
	This site can't be reached during installation Locked	Omar Sherif 20 June 2019	Hector Orellana 7 Oct 2021	25
	Upgrade from 2.6 to 2.9 and from mysql to mssql Locked	Ingeborg (Inky) Chandler-Mertz 24 July 2015	Howard Miller 10 Aug 2015	25
	Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.5, simple? Locked	Gilles Gagnon 23 June 2015	Howard Miller 25 June 2015	25
	Error Converting InnoDB tables to Barracuda - Moodle 2.8.5 - 2.8.5+ (Build: 20150501) Locked	Michael Otto 4 May 2015	Steve McGuire 21 Sept 2015	25
	Installing Moodle in Linux Locked	Thilanka Deshan 7 Mar 2015	Thilanka Deshan 10 Mar 2015	25
	Question about moving Moodle to another place on the same server Locked	Thomas Holmberg 5 Feb 2015	Thomas Holmberg 5 Feb 2015	25
	Images broken after site migration Locked	Robert Meany 13 Dec 2013	Robert Meany 14 Dec 2013	25
	Moodle installed at domain/moodle instead of domain - is there a way to change it? Locked	the Beezelbarb 12 June 2013	the Beezelbarb 15 June 2013	25
	404 - File or directory not found. Locked	Norman Caissie 25 May 2011	Paul Tarling 5 Aug 2011	25
	Installation of face-to-face in Moodle Locked	Hanna Grünfeldt 9 Nov 2010	Hanna Grünfeldt 12 Nov 2010	25
	Confused_Wamp & Xamp Moodle Locked	Nicki Nicki_Ch 18 June 2010	Colin Fraser 25 June 2010	25
	Installing Moodle 2.0 on godaddy shared server, stuck at data directory location on Confirm Paths... Locked	Rich Brennan 29 July 2009	Guillermo Madero 21 Apr 2012	25
	1.7.1 hangs on setting up module tables Locked	Rob Jones 12 Feb 2007	Richard Enison 14 July 2007	25
	admin directory problem Locked	Cassandra Strand 2 Dec 2006	Tim B 13 July 2007	25
	Language import utility broken Locked	Olli Savolainen 26 June 2006	Olli Savolainen 7 May 2007	25
	Please Help! -- Can not connect to database!! Locked	Omar Esquivel 24 Nov 2004	Ethan Pang 10 Dec 2004	25
	Graphics not showing in quiz Locked	Dempsey Yearry 21 Sept 2004	Penny Leach 3 Mar 2005	25
	blank screen when trying to access /moodle/admin Locked	Dina M 11 Feb 2004	Rob Englebright 18 Feb 2004	25
	Baffling upgrade issue...	Emma Richardson 1 Mar 2024	Emma Richardson 5 Mar 2024	24
	Hosting on Freewha hosting	Floos Part 25 July 2023	Job Céspedes Ortiz 17 Nov 2023	24
	Fatal Error trying to run Install command from Terminal in cPanel	Ryan Tanner 26 May 2023	Ken Task 31 May 2023	24
	Mod is not writable	Anatole Landrein 14 Apr 2023	Visvanath Ratnaweera 26 Apr 2023	24
	Error: Database connection failed Locked	Paul Raper 24 Mar 2023	Ogre Sasqwatch 1 Apr 2023	24
	Upgrading plugins 3.10.11 -> 3.11.11 Locked	Michael Bennett 12 Dec 2022	Ken Task 30 Dec 2022	24
	Upgrade Moodle Locked	James Elsmore 8 Sept 2022	Ken Task 14 Sept 2022	24
	error/generalexceptionmessage upgrading to 3.11.4 Locked	Michael Gies 25 Nov 2021	Ken Task 11 Dec 2021	24
	Moodle? Locked	Lee Henderson 2 May 2020	Lee Henderson 4 May 2020	24
	Page Not Available Error After Admin Login Locked	Christopher Garwood 27 Apr 2020	Christopher Garwood 5 May 2020	24
	PHP Timeouts 300 sec Moodle 3.8 Locked	Natassia Stelmaszek 19 Dec 2019	Guillermo Dova 30 May 2020	24
	Problem accessing dropdown such as personal profile since 3.8 (20191118) update Locked	Guido Roessling 17 Nov 2019	Adam Jenkins 24 Dec 2019	24
	1.9v to Newest version Locked	Theresa M Kelly 30 Apr 2019	Theresa M Kelly 6 May 2019	24
	I can't progress through the installation screens Locked	Paul Winters 7 Nov 2018	Kamya Simon Peter 8 Feb 2021	24
	Moodle Restore Locked	Jordan Young 24 July 2018	Jordan Young 27 July 2018	24
	Moodle Plugin Upgrade from 2.9 to 3.4 Locked	Deleted user 19 Feb 2018	Howard Miller 21 Feb 2018	24
	Error after server migration. Locked	Raphael Silva 31 Jan 2018	Babaso Aldar 2 Sept 2018	24
	Upgrade Moodle 3.1 to 3.4 PHP/SOLr error Locked	Ron Vitug 5 Jan 2018	Ken Task 3 Feb 2018	24
	Core.12345 Mystery files filling up server since 3.2.2+ upgrade Locked	Rick W 27 Apr 2017	Ken Task 18 May 2017	24
	Upgrading PHP5.5 to 5.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Locked	Mark Hayes 10 Dec 2016	Mark Hayes 6 Jan 2017	24
	invalid ssl/tls configuration problem Locked	ling yang 6 Dec 2016	William Stewart 28 Dec 2016	24
	$CFG->dataroot is not configured properly, directory does not exist or is not accessible! Exiting... Locked	Adrian O'Sullivan 6 Feb 2016	Rick Jerz 11 Feb 2016	24
	Installation of Moodle on a stand alone PC Locked	Salvatore DeMaio 17 Nov 2015	Usman Asar 24 Dec 2015	24
	Blank screen after successful installation Locked	kishore kommireddy 9 June 2015	kishore kommireddy 22 July 2015	24
	Desperate need of a moodle expert for immediate help Locked	ola shoubaki 23 Feb 2015	Emma Richardson 26 Feb 2015	24
	Installation does not complete 2.5.4 and 2.6 Locked	todd vainisi 19 Feb 2014	Guillermo Madero 14 Mar 2014	24
	Database settings page (2.6+ installation problem) Locked	Patricia Loofbourrow 9 Jan 2014	Patricia Loofbourrow 17 Jan 2014	24
	Migrating quiz from Fronter to Moodle? Locked	Lars Bjorstrup 27 June 2013	Lars Bjorstrup 5 Sept 2013	24
	Can't automatically upgrade plugins anymore. Locked	g k 4 May 2013	David Mudrák 5 Feb 2015	24
	Site Administration and other links not working Locked	Tomas Perez 27 Feb 2013	Yunuen Carrillo 21 Apr 2016	24
	Installing on Linux MInt (novice at linux and moodle) Locked	Gerald Austin 2 Dec 2012	Gerald Austin 10 Dec 2012	24
	Demo site setup Locked	Sarah Jane 30 Apr 2012	Visvanath Ratnaweera 2 Nov 2012	24
	Moodle 2 images not visible Locked	Stuart Ridout 26 Nov 2010	Pascal Maury 21 Aug 2012	24
	Dataroot location is not secure Locked	Danny "Real Deal" DuncanHines 26 Oct 2010	Christian Thompson 5 July 2012	24
	Blank page during configuration ( moodle/user/editadvanced.php?id=2 ) Locked	Bryce Stenberg 2 July 2010	Norbert Berger 9 Nov 2010	24
	Re: Site Backup Using phpMyAdmin Locked	Rosemary Camilleri 5 Jan 2010	Chris Collman 26 Feb 2010	24
	UTF-8 upgrade need preventing upgrade to 1.8 from 1.7.2 Locked	Jay Melton 4 Apr 2007	Tom Worthington 5 May 2009	24
	Language pack installation Locked	Tim Williams 8 Dec 2006	Abhijit Hande 31 Jan 2008	24
	Instalation problem: The web address does not appear to be valid? Locked	Pedro Laginha 22 Sept 2005	edgar steiginga 18 June 2006	24
	Trying to run Moodle in safe mode Locked	Dick Davies 7 Apr 2003	Dick Davies 18 July 2003	24
	Upgrade to 4.3	Kody Spencer 10 Nov 2023	Emma Richardson 22 Nov 2023	23
	PHP error upgrading to 4.2.3	Lionel Martínez Segarra 8 Oct 2023	Ken Task 11 Oct 2023	23
	Maintenance mode during upgrades	Stuart Anderson 3 July 2023	Stuart Anderson 15 Jan 2024	23
	moodle upgrade 3.8.3 to 3.11.12 Locked	G C 10 Feb 2023	G C 25 Feb 2023	23
	SMTP outgoing mail configuration FAILS TEST Locked	Beto Boton 10 Aug 2021	Ken Task 17 Aug 2021	23
	MAMP 3.8.1 "max_allowed_packet" Locked	curt bixel 1 Mar 2020	curt bixel 7 Mar 2020	23