As per Moodle’s security report, the config.php should be un-writable, and this holds true for moodle folder, should only be used for reading the moodle code, where writing is done at database or moodledata folder side. In this tutorial I will show you how to set permissions in Windows Server to make config.php file as…
Recently Moodle has started showing up new server check in environment called“unsupported_db_table_row_format” where when database (MySQL & MariaDB) is making use of old file format in InnoDB engine called “Antelope” and are recommended to be upgraded to newer format “Barracuda”. In this post I will show you how to convert Antelope format into barracuda using…
While Linux and Apache remain a popular combination for Moodle installations, many administrators are turning to Moodle on Windows as a more familiar and user-friendly alternative. With the improvements in IIS (Internet Information Services) – Web Server bundled with Microsoft Server operating system, in terms of security, stability, and scalability, Moodle on Windows is becoming…
With ever growing popularity of Moodle (an open-source learning management system), Apart from universities and educational institutes there are individuals like Teachers, Educators, Trainers & Businesses around the globe that can take on opportunity of making an effective use of Moodle for their students, employees or a publicly accessible resource. So, you are thinking of…
Shared hosting provider comes with different features, characteristics and resource allocations towards individual accounts. Things to consider could be web space, bandwidth, web server running, PHP versions and extensions, databases, provider’s updates, up-time, upgrade paths and so on. In this post I will be discussing the things that will best suit when considering a shared…
If you are starting your Moodle as an individual and want to learn how to administer moodle and he backend, then best place to start is shared hosting for a low start-up cost and growth as demand increases. Mentioned are some of hosting companies that I have used (Some are still being used) to install…
