[Moodle] Moodle on Netspace

Wed Dec 20 15:52:43 EST 2006

Chris - I just visited "www.lornep12.vic.edu.au." and have one question
- HOW DID YOU CODE THE PAGE HEADER? I am used to doing coding, and I do
extensive work in Moodle, but I want a quick and straightforward access
point to adjusting the Moodle appearance please. Can you provide me with
a pointer or two?
Cheers, Keith


On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:33:14 +1100, "Chris Ellis"
<ellis.christopher.l at edumail.vic.gov.au> said:
> As a total beginner, my research suggested that Ubuntu was the rising
> star
> of Linux. I also like their ethos. And the desktop PC on a CD concept is
> fantastic and free!
> 
>  
> 
> So far Ubuntu has been good. The biggest challenge initially was working
> out
> Linux RAID and Logical Volume Management.
> 
>  
> 
> As I'm using it purely as a web/web app server I didn't want any GUI
> desktop
> stuff and the flashing white cursor took me back to early DOS days.
> 
>  
> 
> Meanwhile I've managed to upgrade the OS - took about 15 minutes (try
> that
> with Windows Server & IIS), installed Webmin to provide a gui interface
> for
> configuring etc.
> 
>  
> 
> The school web site is up and under construction using Expression Engine
> www.lornep12.vic.edu.au <http://www.lornep12.vic.edu.au/> . I've setup a
> couple of mediawiki sites for some yr 7/8 projects. I've figured out some
> apache aliases for organising the web root.
> 
>  
> 
> There is a way of using Webmin through normal port 80 using reverse
> proxy,
> but the documentation isn't clear so it's not working yet (all server
> work
> has to be done at school).
> 
>  
> 
> With report season etc, I haven't had the time to configure email and ftp
> services yet either. I'm planning to host a community arts project
> website
> that the school will be involved in so I guess that means setting up a
> virtual host in Apache and maybe a local DNS service using BIND if
> necessary.
> 
>  
> 
> Big learning curve, but I enjoy that kind of thing. It just takes time.
> Overall, the experience has been great. It's so easy to add, remove
> applications, upgrade etc - once you get the hang of how these things are
> done.
> 
>  
> 
> Maybe we need an Ubuntu list?
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers
> 
>  
> 
> Chris
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
> Sent: Tuesday, 12 December 2006 3:04 PM
> To: The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Moodle] Moodle on Netspace
> 
>  
> 
> Interesting Chris .. what do you think of the Ubuntu LAMP server?
> 
>  
> 
> I was fascinated to read why a Linux hard disk drive doesnt need to be
> fragmented and its technical advantage over a Windows NTFS formatted hard
> disk drive. I had suspected as much .. this page explains the details for
> lay users like me. :-) 
> 
>  
> http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/index.php/2006/08/17/why_doesn_t_linux_need
> _defragmenting
> 
>  
> 
> Regards Roland
> 
>  
> 
> On 12/12/06, Chris Ellis <ellis.christopher.l at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote: 
> 
> Hi Ian,
> 
> I was using the Netspace Netspace Virtual Classroom moodle for about a
> year.
> It was great to get going with. 
> 
> But as with the rest of Netspace, quality of service is not really good
> enough - we've had no less than half a dozen ACS/Filter proxy issues in
> the
> last week, and this has been going on for months.
> 
> Having invested all my coursework into the NVC moodle my classes were 
> stuffed when it was off the air - probably 3 days down time over the
> year. I
> also ended up with a forum posting issue that was never resolved. The NVC
> support process is take a ticket and we'll get back to you over the next 
> couple of days. Often time I had to put in a personal call to Mike
> D'Monte
> to get support action happening in a timely manner.
> 
> In frustration, I installed Moodle on the local file server using XAMPP
> under windows and it worked a charm, although only available on the LAN. 
> 
> Meanwhile I've bought an ACER 530 server, installed Ubuntu LAMP server,
> had
> DE&T allow it as a webserver and will be migrating Moodle to it before
> the
> end of the year (yikes). The webserver has 2 network connections - one
> for 
> the wide world, and the other for the LAN. There is a simple php config
> for
> Moodle which serves the Moodle locally over the LAN (to avoid IP traffic)
> and still allows web browsing from outside of VicSmart. Must remember to
> get
> 
> VicSmart to add out Moodle to the Edulist for free traffic for the admin
> network.
> 
> Under this setup, Moodle will still work regardless of having internet
> access functioning.
> 
> Hope this helps. The short answer is - if you don't have the tech 
> skills/support at school and Netspace aren't charging for it, give it a
> go
> while you introduce Moodle culture to your staff and students. The more
> dependent you become on it, the more you will need a more reliable
> service, 
> whether local or hosted commercially.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Chris Ellis
> ICT Coordinator
> Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12 College
> 
> 
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