7/14/2023 0 Comments Xampp alternative windows![]() ![]() The Windows XAMPP Installer is a very simplistic package that has pre-configured Apache, PHP, MySQL And the latest releases of Moodle 1.9 and a version of Moodle 2.0. It was set up specifically for the standalone Windows environments, like XP and Vista. The Moodle/Windows XAMPP Installer is very handy for Teachers to use on their personal computers, or laptops, to develop courses they can backup then transport to their production sites. As a production site, it is useful on a very small LAN and for a small number of users, perhaps 20 or 25 at a time. Any more users and there are resource issues. It is not useful for large numbers of students or a full production web site. ![]() This version of the XAMPP installer is modified for the Moodle installation. The full XAMPP Installer package is produced by Apache Friends and does not include Moodle. You can use the XAMPP Installer in other OS's but you need to get more information from Apache Friends about how to use it. Bear in mind though that many distros of Linux include Apache, PHP and a database, MySQL or PostGres, as native, why would you want to use it. XAMPP is also used as a core module of some Web on a Stick (WOS) services, that is, it allows you to carry your Moodle around with you on your USB, so you would only need a Standard Moodle Package install for a USB. If you wanted to create a test site that is easy to reinstall, then the Windows XAMPP Installer is probably the easiest to use. While it obviously cannot replicate environmental, that is platform, issues, it can be handy for just about anything else.Ĭan I migrate my XAMPP Moodle to the Web? There is no special coding inside Moodle that specifically connects it to XAMPP so there is no reason to think you cannot, just not in the XAMPP environment. Once set up, try to upload the Moodle files to a web site, they should upload without difficulty. ![]() The problem is going to be accessing the PHP and mySQL files to make it work and you could probably get away with this if you reuse the existing config.php file on your production site and the one on your XAMPP install. If you already have a working production site, then all you may want to do is to upgrade it to a newer version, and you can do that in any number of other ways. What you can also do is to download and unzip a Standard Moodle, then replace the existing files with updated files. ![]() While this may be a little messier than using CVS updates, it should still work. Whatever you try, or whenever you do anything like this, you need a long conversation with your host service. They may not appreciate you trying something like this without their help or knowledge. ![]()
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