A script that sets up a Moodle development environment in Ubuntu

Disclaimer: This is only meant for use on development and testing environments. Do NOT use this for production environments!

1. Download and install Ubuntu Desktop.

   • If you're setting up an Ubuntu virtual machine using VirtualBox, follow these instructions.

2. Open a terminal and install git

   sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git

3. Clone this repository.

   git clone https://github.com/junpataleta/moodle-ubuntu.git
   cd moodle-ubuntu

   • Note: If you're using VirtualBox, this is a good point to take a snapshot of the machine first, so it would be easier to reset in case you need to reinstall when the setup script gets updated in the future.

4. Copy config-dist.sh to config.sh and edit the Git-related or MDK-related settings in config.sh.

5. Run the script

   ./setup.sh

6. Grab some coffee, walk the dog, cook your lunch, do the laundry, or whatever.😛

After the installation, you should have the following:

• Apache server

• PHP versions supported by the lowest security-supported version of Moodle and the next major Moodle version (main).

  • PHP versions supported by currently supported versions:

    • PHP 7.4
    • PHP 8.0
    • PHP 8.1
    • PHP 8.2
    • PHP 8.3
    • PHP 8.4

  • To switch PHP versions, open a terminal and run ~/apps/switchphp.sh PHPVER where PHPVER is any of the installed PHP version numbers. e.g. to switch to PHP 8.2

    ~/apps/switchphp.sh 8.2

• PostgreSQL server version supported by your Ubuntu distribution.

  • Username: postgres
  • Password: moodle

• MySQL server version supported by your Ubuntu distribution.

• MDK

  • Two instances are created by MDK during setup:
    • A moodle.git instance based on the main branch: http://localhost/stable_main
    • An integration.git instance based on the main branch: http://localhost/integration_main
  • Default admin password for both instances is test.
  • Default database engine is pgsql.

• Behat-related stuff:

  • moodle-browser-config
  • Chromedriver
  • Geckodriver
  • Selenium
    • Just run the command sel to start the Selenium server.

• Docker with Docker compose

• Ngrok

• Adminer: http://localhost/adminer.php

Enjoy!