How to configure Moodle package in LAMP Server

Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system (LMS) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License.

Moodle is used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom and other e-learning projects in schools, universities, workplaces and other sectors.

In the pandemic time online classrooms and e-learing tools are very useful for all.

Here i am going to configure Moodle package on ubuntu LAMP Server.

1. Update the OS

sudo apt-get update -y

2.Install Apache,MYSQL , PHP and its modules

sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client

sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-mysql php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-zip

sudo apt-get update -y

sudo apt-get install php-gd php-xml php-bcmath php-ldap php-pspell  php-curl php-intl php-soap

sudo service apache2 restart

3. Download Moodle package and configure file and folder permission

Create the downloads folder and change the directory.

sudo mkdir /downloads

cd /downloads

In the download folder download moodle package from web and unTAR the files.

sudo wget https://download.moodle.org/stable38/moodle-latest-38.tgz

sudo tar -zxvf moodle-latest-38.tgz

Copy the moodle source files to apache webroot folder

sudo cp /downloads/moodle /var/www/html/ -R

Change the ownership for the webroot and moodle folder

sudo chown www-data.www-data /var/www/html/moodle -R

Change the folder permissions to 0755

Owner = 7=rwx

Group = 5=r-x

Other = 5=r-x

sudo chmod 0755 /var/www/html/moodle -R

Moodle is e-learing tool. so the users want to store the courses online. so we want to create the moodle data folder

sudo mkdir /var/www/moodledata

then change its folder permission.

sudo chmod 0770 /var/www/moodledata -R

4. MySql Server cofiguration.

Now we are going to do MySQL server Configuration.

First it asking validate password plugin for strong password.

No

Next it asking set root password .

Type the password

Asking remove anonymous user

press y

Asking Disallow root login

press y

Asking remove test databases

press y

Askingreload previlage to tables

press y

5. Create MySQL Database and users for Moodle

the following actions done here.

Login to the MySQL with root password.
Create database named Moodle with default character set.
Create user name moodle .
Provide the rights on moodle db for moodle user.
Reload privileges' and exit.



mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE moodle DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

CREATE USER 'moodle'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'krismds4';

GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES,DROP,INDEX,ALTER ON moodle.* TO moodle@localhost;

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

quit;