[aklug] Re: Moodle

Now then..... There are some discussions of some very sexy mysql cluster
configurations for Moodle that I never pursued for lack of pieces.... but if
one had a pallet o' boxes..... one could build the mysql cluster and then
simply point the webserver at the cluster via a separate network... and there
are some guys at moodle.org who are very into this who would likely be very
happy to talk to some kids exploring same....
On 2/23/2010 2:03 PM, Shane R. Spencer wrote:
> I talked with Mineral Management Services and Mike.. Hoping to procure
> some P4 systems for $0.00. Chances are very high as long as I can talk
> to somebody @ Highland and have them procure them.
>
> Waiting on Mike to give me the go-ahead and 411 on his person at Highland.
>
> - Shane
>
> Marc Grober wrote:
>> freakin iphone ate detailed note about moodle when phone rang - Damn you Apple! lol
>> OK... let's see if I can remember what I was going to say...
>>
>> * email is critical to moodle but moodle allows you to use php or system mail
>> for e-mail
>> * crontab is needed to run a cron app and can be done via wget, or via CLI
>> * while moodle does some backup via the cron script, it is pretty lame so there
>> is a need to look at backup scripts and regimens
>> * Moodle stores data in mysql as well as in a system directory commonly called
>> moodledata that is not, for obvious reasons in htdocs, while the moodle code of
>> course is.
>> * phpmyadmin is very handy and should be included in the installation
>> * as with drupal, additional modules are placed in the correct directories,
>> then db alterations are triggered via the Moodle GUI, so kids need to be
>> familiar with structure and docs, so
>> * a mention of RTFM may prove helpful, as everything one might need to know is
>> already in the docs ;=}
>> * The only gotcha with php (as long as its latest stable) is making sure you
>> have everything moodle needs enabled (there is a detailed list) and learning how
>> php.ini is sourced and tweaking it
>> * Depending on tools and versions Ubuntu does the whole directory thing which
>> makes it difficult to know where your conf files actually live if you aren;t
>> aware of the problem.... but there are notes about that.
>> * Moodle has some filters which slows everything down, but thats what filters
>> do... as a result I usually recommend installing asciimathml for math display
>> and dragmath for equation construction.... but if this is going to be an
>> academic exercise I might suggest doing a full texlive install (my fav linux
>> flavor now includes this as some others....) and then ading a pile of macros and
>> rehashing, then turning tex filter on....
>> * Authentication is a big issues especially because of profile spam. I would
>> argue that if the kids really want to mess with things they get a Google domain
>> and authenticate via google... pretty snazzy and it makes a lot of other stuff
>> work well together as well.
>> * while Moodle will install from a zip, it can also be managed via cvs which
>> provides some neat options vis-a-vis autoupdating.... but that needs to be
>> addressed before moodle is installed for obvious reasons...
>>
>> If shane has some good how tos for apache mysql and php then we prolly want to
>> get kids to get all that infrastructure down pat..... then deicee on the method
>> to install moodle and do the install, which takes just a few minutes... tweak
>> all the little crap to get moodle fully functional and then add basic modules
>> and update.... maybe even install a copy of the moodle feature demos class and
>> a java class class for them to experiment with.
>>
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Received on Tue Feb 23 14:27:30 2010