You're reading from Moodle 4 Administration An administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801816724

Length 640 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Languages

PHP

Tools

Moodle

Concepts

Learning Management System

Author (1):

Alex Büchner

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Installing Moodle

2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Moodle System FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Exploring Courses, Users, and Roles

4. Chapter 4: Managing Courses and Enrolments

5. Chapter 5: Managing Users, Cohorts, and Authentication

6. Chapter 6: Managing Permissions, Roles, and Capabilities

7. Chapter 7: Enhancing Moodle’s Look and Feel

8. Chapter 8: Understanding Moodle Plugins

9. Chapter 9: Configuring Educational Features

10. Chapter 10: Configuring Technical Features

11. Chapter 11: Enabling Mobile Learning

12. Chapter 12: Gaining Insights through Moodle Reporting and Analytics

13. Chapter 13: Ensuring Moodle Security

14. Chapter 14: Complying with Data Protection Regulations

15. Chapter 15: Optimizing Moodle Performance

16. Chapter 16: Avoiding Sleepless Nights – Moodle Backup and Restore

17. Chapter 17: Working with Moodle Admin Tools

18. Chapter 18: Integrating External Systems Using Moodle Web Services

19. Chapter 19: Setting Up Moodle Networking

20. Chapter 20: Supporting Multi-Tenancy

21. Index

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Appendix: Configuration Settings

Updating Moodle

We provided an overview of Moodle’s release calendar earlier in this chapter. There is usually no need to install every single minor point release; however, there are several scenarios when you should upgrade your Moodle system:

Security patches have been issued
New features have been added
Bugs have been fixed that affect your setup
A major version is released
The support cycle of your setup comes to an end

There are principally two ways Moodle systems can be updated: you can run updates manually (using the web interface or the CLI) or stay up to date using Git commands. Both procedures will be described in this section.

Either way, before you start, ensure you put Moodle in maintenance mode to ensure that no other user is logged in during the update. Go to Site administration | Server | Maintenance mode, choose Enable for Maintenance mode, and enter a maintenance message:

Figure 1.16 – Enabling...