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Moodle 3 Administration, Third Edition

You're reading from   Moodle 3 Administration, Third Edition An administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783289714
Length 492 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Preface 1. Moodle Installation FREE CHAPTER 2. The Moodle System 3. Courses, Users, and Roles 4. Course Management 5. User Management 6. Managing Permissions – Roles and Capabilities 7. Moodle Look and Feel 8. Moodle Plugins 9. Moodle Configuration 10. Moodle Logging and Reporting 11. Moodle Security and Privacy 12. Moodle Performance and Optimization 13. Backup and Restore 14. Moodle Admin Tools 15. Moodle Integration 16. Moodle Networking A. Configuration Settings Index

Web-based admin tools

We have grouped internal web tools into three categories:

  • Upgrade tools: These include the assignment upgrade helper as well as a multilang upgrade tool
  • Database tools: These transfer databases from one Moodle server to another, perform search-and-replace operations on text strings in the entire database, and convert MyISAM to InnoDB
  • Other tools: This category includes a test course generator and a basic health check

Upgrade tools

These tools are usually only applied once. After the upgrade of a particular functionality has been successful, the tool can usually be removed via the Uninstall option in Plugins | Admin tools | Manage admin tools.

The Assignment Upgrade tool converts assignments from version 2.2 or below to the new assignment activity. It can be accessed in admin/tool/assignmentupgrade or directly via Assignment upgrade helper. Once called, you will have to select List assignments that have not been upgraded. All assignments will be listed and you have the option...

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