Upgrade Bitnami LMS powered by Moodle(TM) LMS
NOTE: The Approach A sections referred to below do not apply to Bitnami native installers. Users of Bitnami native installers should refer only to the Approach B sections.
It is strongly recommended that you create a backup before starting the update process. If you have important data, it is advisable that you create and try to restore a backup to ensure that everything works properly.
Upgrade Bitnami LMS powered by Moodle(TM) LMS following these steps, depending on your installation type:
Approach A: Bitnami installations using system packages
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Move your current Moodle LMS files:
$ sudo mv /bitnami/moodle /bitnami/moodle.backup
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Download the new Moodle LMS version from the Moodle website. Do this by clicking the package download link on the Web page or using the command below with a direct download URL (the VERSION placeholder in the command refers to the Moodle LMS version number).
$ wget http://download.moodle.org/download.php/direct/stableVERSION/moodle-latest-VERSION.y.tgz
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Create a new folder and uncompress the files:
$ sudo mkdir /bitnami/moodle $ sudo tar -xzvf moodle-latest-VERSION.tgz -C /bitnami/moodle --strip 1
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Copy your previous configuration file and your modules or themes:
$ sudo cp -a /bitnami/moodle.backup/config.php /bitnami/moodle/ $ sudo cp -a /bitnami/moodle.backup/theme/MY_THEME /bitnami/moodle/theme/ $ sudo cp -a /bitnami/moodle.backup/mod/MY_MOD /bitnami/moodle/mod/
NOTE: Replace the MY_THEME and MY_MOD placeholders with the directory or path names for your downloaded and installed themes and modules (these are different from the ones shipped by Bitnami).
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Configure file permissions as follows:
IMPORTANT: To change permissions file, in case you have installed the solution as root, use MYUSER:daemon as system user and group, respectively. Otherwise, simply use MYUSER:MYUSER.
$ sudo chown daemon:daemon -LR installdir/moodle $ sudo chmod -R g+rwX installdir/moodle $ sudo chown root installdir/moodle/config.php $ sudo chmod 640 installdir/moodle/config.php
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Execute the following commands to check that the file permissions were configured properly:
$ ls -la /opt/bitnami/moodle/ $ ls -la /opt/bitnami/moodle/blocks/
The output should reflect that the files and directories listed are owned by the daemon user and daemon group.
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Navigate to the application from a browser and follow the steps to upgrade the database to the latest version.
NOTE: If you want to install modules or plugins from the Moodle administration panel, refer to the migration steps.
Approach B (Self-contained Bitnami installations
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Move your current Moodle LMS files:
$ sudo mv installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/ installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs.backup
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Download the new Moodle LMS version from the Moodle website. Do this by clicking the package download link on the Web page or using the command below with a direct download URL (the VERSION placeholder in the command refers to the Moodle LMS version number).
$ wget http://download.moodle.org/download.php/direct/stableVERSION/moodle-latest-VERSION.y.tgz
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Create a new folder and uncompress the files:
$ sudo mkdir installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/ $ sudo tar -xzvf moodle-latest-VERSION.tgz -C installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/ --strip 1
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Copy your previous configuration file and your modules or themes:
$ sudo cp -a installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs.backup/config.php installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/ $ sudo cp -a installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs.backup/theme/MY_THEME installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/theme/ $ sudo cp -a installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs.backup/mod/MY_MOD installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/mod/
NOTE: Replace the MY_THEME and MY_MOD placeholders with the directory or path names for your downloaded and installed themes and modules (these are different from the ones shipped by Bitnami).
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Configure file permissions as follows:
IMPORTANT: To change permissions file, in case you have installed the solution as root, use MYUSER:daemon as system user and group, respectively. Otherwise, simply use MYUSER:MYUSER.
$ sudo chown bitnami:daemon -R installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/ $ sudo find installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/ -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \; $ sudo find installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/ -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
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Navigate to the application from a browser and follow the steps to upgrade the database to the latest version.
NOTE: If you want to install modules or plugins from the Moodle administration panel, refer to the migration steps.