通过这篇文章的学习，你将了解到怎么样在Fedora Linux服务器上安装Moodle学习管理系统。包括在内网建立一个完整的课程管理系统，可以支持课程列表、事件通知、学生和教师交流等等。最主要的是，45分钟内，你就可以完整拥有这个管理系统。
For those unfamiliar with Moodle, let me briefly share why this tool now supercedes nearly all other learning management systems. The Moodle project, started by Martin Dougiamas in 1999, has delivered a most capable and feature rich tool for schools and educators. Moodle, also termed a Course Management System, is a web content tool currently used in over 150 countries.
The design and automated functions make installation and support almost too easy. Since Moodle is a purely Open Source development project, licensed under the GPL, it is freely available for all organizations. More importantly, with a world-wide community and use in 70 languages, support and guidance are also readily available.
Before you begin, I strongly encourage you to review the excellent documentation on the Moodle.org website. I especially recommend the official basic installation guide. This article is most effective when used in conjunction with the official guides and documentation. I also recommend that you consider combining the power of Moodle with a Linux Terminal Server. By doing so, you can create entire learning labs within hours using old, used computers and with nearly zero capital expenditures.
Now let's get started installing and running Moodle on Fedora:
Step 1. Assumptions and Needs
I assume that for the following steps you will be using either your root or a superuser account with the necessary access privileges. Although I try as much as possible to include only GUI tools, there may be an occasional need for you to use a command.
Although it is relatively easy, this guide does not explain how to setup your Fedora server network connectivity. I assume your server already has such connectivity working.
Finally, before you begin, please ensure that your system is atleast Fedora Core 4, comes with MySQL database, PHP version 4.1 or higher, and Apache httpd web-server already installed. If you did a full install of Fedora Core 4 or 5, then these items will most likely already be ready for use.
Step 2. Extract the Moodle Installation File
Download and copy the Moodle installation file (.tgz format) to your Fedora system. The latest Moodle file is named something similar to moodle-latest-xx.tgz where xx is replaced by the latest version number. For instance: moodle-latest-15.tgz
The single tgz file you download (around 16MB) is a compressed file that actually contains over 16,000 files and folders (around 58MB). To be able to perform the installation, you must first extract these files.
KDE:
A. From the main menu, choose System Tools, then File Manager - Super User Mode
B. Find the moodle-latest-xx.tgz file and double click on its icon
C. Once you see the Moodle folder, drag-and-drop it on to your Home Folder
This should automatically copy the Moodle folder into your Home Folder and extract all of the files contained within.
GNOME:
A. From the menu, choose Places and then Home Folder or the folder you copied your moodle-latest-xx.tgz into
B. Once you locate the moodle-latest-xx.tgz file, double click on it to start the Archive Manager
C. From the Archive Manager window, choose the Moodle folder and press the Extract button
D. This opens the Extract tool options. Be sure to choose the Re-create folder check box and press Extract
Note which folder the files will be extracted to! Usually the default is Desktop.
If you run into an issue, you may also try the following manual extraction option.
MANUAL EXTRACTION:
A. From either Gnome or KDE choose the Terminal or Console (usually under System Tools)
B. Create a directory for the files to extract into such as moodleextract
mkdir moodleextract
C. Copy your moodle-latest-xx.tgz file into the new directory
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