This document provides instructions for installing and updating Moodle using Git on an Ubuntu server. It outlines prerequisites including command line access and proxy settings. It then details steps to install Git, clone the Moodle repository from GitHub, checkout the appropriate stable branch for the Moodle version, and configure Git to use a proxy if needed. It concludes by explaining how to pull updates to Moodle using Git.

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Installing and updating
Moodle using Git
School Based Installation
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Prerequisites
This walk through covers installing Moodle using Git on a Ubuntu server.
You will need the following to complete the installation
• Command line access to the Ubuntu server
• Login with sudo access
• Proxy server settings
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Installing Git via the Command Line
Install git from the command prompt line interface and follow prompts
sudo apt-get install git-core
If you are required to use an unauthenticated proxy to connect to the internet, you
will need to configure git as follows:-
sudo git config --global http.proxy http://[url]:[port]
For a authenticated proxy, you will need to configure git as follows:-
sudo git config --global http.proxy http://[user]:[password]@[url]:[port]
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Installing Moodle using Git
At the command prompt run the following and follow prompts
cd /var/www
sudo git clone http://github.com/moodle/moodle.git
cd moodle
For Moodle 1.9
sudo git branch –track local_19_STABLE origin/MOODLE_19_STABLE
sudo git checkout local_19_stable
sudo git branch –d master
For Moodle 2.0
sudo git branch –track local_20_STABLE origin/MOODLE_20_STABLE
sudo git checkout local_20_stable
sudo git branch –d master
For Moodle 2.1
sudo git branch –track local_21_STABLE origin/MOODLE_21_STABLE
sudo git checkout local_21_stable
sudo git branch –d master
Notes
The github.com direct mirror of the official Moodle repository is used as this can be accesses over http.
http is used as there can be firewall issue when using git on its default port of 9418.
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Updating Moodle using Git
At the command prompt run the following and follow prompts
cd /var/www/moodle
sudo git pull
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