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Moodle is very very active in its development. It is not perfect but sure beats emailing everything. | Moodle is very very active in its development. It is not perfect but sure beats emailing everything. | ||
=== Install === | ===Install=== | ||
=== Upgrade === | ===Upgrade=== | ||
< | === Update password=== | ||
# Go to <nowiki>http://www.miraclesalad.com/webtools/md5.php</nowiki> and create a new password like... wintersnow123~ (it will look like this: "003df036e1a99aad3eaba7c3ca46723d" without quotes). | |||
# Copy the md5 hash password generated from the word you submitted (it's easy) and be prepared to paste it. | |||
# Using phpMyAdmin, log into your MySQL database. | |||
# Navigate to the user table (for Moodle, it's called "mdl_user") and browse the data. | |||
# When you find the "admin" user account, click on edit, and paste in the new password you copied in Step 2 ("003df036e1a99aad3eaba7c3ca46723d"). (Into the password field.) This will replace what you had previously. | |||
# Try logging in with your admin user account and the new password (Password: wintersnow123~) | |||
Revision as of 21:36, 15 August 2022
Why Moodle
It is the best.
Schools that want to pay a bunch more can get Blackboard.
Moodle is very very active in its development. It is not perfect but sure beats emailing everything.
Install
Upgrade
Update password
- Go to http://www.miraclesalad.com/webtools/md5.php and create a new password like... wintersnow123~ (it will look like this: "003df036e1a99aad3eaba7c3ca46723d" without quotes).
- Copy the md5 hash password generated from the word you submitted (it's easy) and be prepared to paste it.
- Using phpMyAdmin, log into your MySQL database.
- Navigate to the user table (for Moodle, it's called "mdl_user") and browse the data.
- When you find the "admin" user account, click on edit, and paste in the new password you copied in Step 2 ("003df036e1a99aad3eaba7c3ca46723d"). (Into the password field.) This will replace what you had previously.
- Try logging in with your admin user account and the new password (Password: wintersnow123~)