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Moodle 2.0

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Installing <strong>Moodle</strong><br />

Step 6e: Check server<br />

<strong>Moodle</strong> is written in a programming language called PHP. PHP is the most popular<br />

programming language for web applications. It is most likely already installed on<br />

your web server. Some of PHP's capabilities are turned off and on using settings that<br />

you, or your system administrator, control. <strong>Moodle</strong>'s installation routine will check<br />

some of these settings to ensure that they are compatible with <strong>Moodle</strong>.<br />

In the preceding screenshot, you can see that I have received a warning message. I<br />

need a certain PHP extension to be installed. My next task is to ask my web hosting<br />

service if this is installed, and if not, ask them if they will install it.<br />

One common problem with the server is having the memory that PHP is allowed<br />

to use set too low. This is a common cause of the installation "hanging"," or stalling.<br />

If you see a message indicating this problem, then you might want to cancel the<br />

installation and fix the situation right away.<br />

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