README     $Id$

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If you are installing the first time, then you 

should read the installation guide which is 

part of the Moodle documentation (along with 

information about upgrading etc):



   http://moodle.com/doc/



There is a copy of all this documentation as part of 

this Moodle distribution.  You can access your local

copy of the installation guide here:



   lang/en/docs/install.html



Once Moodle is installed on your machine, then 

you can also access a local copy of all this 

documentation (localised to your language) at:



   http://yourmoodlesite.com/doc/





For the impatient, here is a basic outline of the 

installation process, which normally takes me only 

a few minutes:



1) Move the Moodle files into your web directory. 



2) Create an empty directory somewhere to store 

   uploaded files (NOT accessible via the web).

   This directory must be writeable by the web server

   process.



3) Create a single database for Moodle to store all

   it's tables in (or choose an existing database).



4) Copy the file config-dist.php to config.php, and 

   edit it with all your own settings.



5) Visit your new home page with a web browser.  Moodle

   will lead you through the rest of the setup, 

   creating an admin account and so on.



6) Set up a cron task to call the file admin/cron.php

   every five minutes or so.





Cheers!

Martin Dougiamas