Mahara is a PHP and MySQL application like Moodle. Mahara and Moodle share a very similar architecture, and are designed to be complementary in many respects.
You can use the same server setup we've already created for Moodle in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Moodle. However, we need to create a new database to house the Mahara data as well as ensure Mahara has its own space to operate.
Go to
http://mahara.org
. There is a Download link on the right side of the screen. Download the latest stable version (version 1.3 as of this writing). You will need version 1.3 or later to fully integrate with Moodle 2.For the best results, follow the instructions on the Installing Mahara wiki page, http://wiki.mahara.org/System_Administrator%27s_Guide/Installing_Mahara.
If you are installing Mahara on the same personal machine as Moodle, be sure to put the
Mahara
folder at your web server's root level and keep it separate from Moodle. Your URL for Mahara should be similar...