Summary

In this chapter, you have learned how to install Moodle on the most popular operating systems and also how to upgrade the VLE. You have also learned how to use the powerful command line interface.

The fact that Moodle uses a portable software architecture and facilitates standard open source components allows the installation on multiple platforms. However, this also means that different idiosyncrasies have to be considered in different environments.

Now that your system is up and running, let's have a look at the components of Moodle which will provide you with a better understanding of the system and how to administer it.

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