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Moodle 4 Administration - Fourth Edition

By : Alex Büchner
5 (1)
Book Image

Moodle 4 Administration - Fourth Edition

5 (1)
By: Alex Büchner

Overview of this book

This updated fourth edition of the classic Moodle Administration guide has been written from the ground up and covers all the new Moodle features in great breadth and depth. The topics have also been augmented with professional diagrams, illustrations, and checklists. The book starts by covering basic tasks such as how to set up and configure Moodle and perform day-to-day administration activities. You’ll then progress to more advanced topics that show you how to customize and extend Moodle, manage authentication and enrolments, and work with roles and capabilities. Next, you'll learn how to configure pedagogical and technical Moodle plugins and ensure your LMS complies with data protection regulations. Then, you will learn how to tighten Moodle’s security, improve its performance, and configure backup and restore procedures. Finally, you'll gain insights on how to compile custom reports, configure learning analytics, enable mobile learning, integrate Moodle via web services, and support different types of multi-tenancy. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to set up an efficient, fully fledged, and secure Moodle system.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)

Understanding Moodle performance

Web applications in general, and Moodle in particular, have very distinct application layers consisting of an operating system, web server, database server, and an application developed in a programming language. Each layer has its idiosyncrasies when it comes to optimization. We will exclusively focus on the application layer, which is the focus of this book, as shown in the following diagram:

Figure 15.1 – Moodle performance

The following areas are NOT dealt with in any detail, and it is necessary to refer to the respective documentation with regard to performance and optimization issues:

  • Operating system performance: The choice of operating system and configuration will significantly impact how Moodle performs. In principle, Linux or any other Unix derivative performs better than any other operating system. PHP applications, such as Moodle, run significantly slower in a Windows environment than on Linux. Some...