Glossary of common terms
This glossary defines a number of words you will see used often in discussions about Moodle - you'll find them highlighted throughout this course.
If you wish to import this glossary to your Moodle site, you can download this file of exported entries: glossary_of_common_terms_20101214.xml.
Please feel free to add new words here!
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MAMP | |||
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Migrate | ||
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The term used to describe moving a Moodle site from one server to another. | ||
MoodleCloud | |||
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MoodleCloud is Moodle hosting from the people that make Moodle. See https://moodlecloud.com for details. | |||
MSSQL | |||
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phpMyAdmin | |||
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another PHP Application that can be used to administer your Moodle database. It has an intuitive interface that is actually very basic and it is easy to setup and use. Is a free tool and is downloadable from the phpMyAdmin site. It has also been bundled with the Xampp-lite/Moodle package. | |||
Production Site | ||
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A production site is site that is publicly operating, it has courses and is being used by anyone enrolled. | ||
Q'n'D | |||
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Quick and Dirty. Usually a reference to a specific kludge or a specific, rapid response to an immediate problem. | |||
WAMP | ||
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WAMP = Windows - Apache - MySQL - PHP configuration of the Moodle environment. | ||
XAMPP-lite | ||
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From Apache Friends the Xampp-lite Moodle installation package is a one stop installer for Apache, PHP, MySQL and Moodle. Originally developed for its simplicity of installation, Xampp-lite was designed, essentially, for stand alone computers using Windows, so that courses could be developed offline. It is generally agreed that it is not a suitable environment for a production site. | ||