Moodle

Windows installer package needs a good review for usability

Details

  • Type: Sub-task Sub-task
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 1.9
  • Fix Version/s: 1.9.2
  • Component/s: General
  • Labels:
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  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_19_STABLE
  • Fixed Branches:
    MOODLE_19_STABLE

Description

Jerome, can you please download the windows installer and see what you can improve in the initial installation process? Pretend you are a real novice.

How it is: Last I remember there were confusing icons, and the README wasn't right.

How it should be: One obvious icon that you click on to start the install, together with one simple README.txt you can read for more info if you really need it, containing a link to Moodle Docs where people can provide further tips or screenshots etc.. All the rest of the complexity should be hidden.

Issue Links

This issue has a non-specific relationship to:
MDL-12408 download.moodle.org should give out an XAMPP with better settings for SQL Minor Closed
MDL-12460 Windows installer package has LDAP module disabled by default Minor Closed

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Martin Dougiamas added a comment -

Assigning to Jerome.

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Martin Dougiamas added a comment - Assigning to Jerome.
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Jerome Mouneyrac added a comment -

Reminder:
Need to bring these changes into the windows installer:
MDL-14656
MDL-14716

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Jerome Mouneyrac added a comment - Reminder: Need to bring these changes into the windows installer: MDL-14656 MDL-14716
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Matt Gibson added a comment -

from memory, the xampp control panel didn't run well on win2k3 and would not shut down cleanly. I was running apache and mysql by double clicking on the separate icons for a while. Maybe this has changed?

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Matt Gibson added a comment - from memory, the xampp control panel didn't run well on win2k3 and would not shut down cleanly. I was running apache and mysql by double clicking on the separate icons for a while. Maybe this has changed?
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Matt Gibson added a comment -

A check of the enabled modules is important too as I found a couple of trip-ups e.g. LDAP. All of the enrollment options plus networking should work out of the box.

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Matt Gibson added a comment - A check of the enabled modules is important too as I found a couple of trip-ups e.g. LDAP. All of the enrollment options plus networking should work out of the box.
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Matt Gibson added a comment -

Another closely related issue is the inital memory settings. It should be clear (somewhere - docs?) that the mysql settings as well as php modules loaded have been set up to optimise uisability and that performace tuning is possible, even necessary, for a production site.

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Matt Gibson added a comment - Another closely related issue is the inital memory settings. It should be clear (somewhere - docs?) that the mysql settings as well as php modules loaded have been set up to optimise uisability and that performace tuning is possible, even necessary, for a production site.
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Matt Gibson added a comment -

Might be broken on Vista http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=96469

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Matt Gibson added a comment - Might be broken on Vista http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=96469
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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment -

Hi Matt,

knowing that there are a bunch of suggestions from you (default settings, modules enabled...)... do you think we could create one META: Improve Windows Installer bug and move existing bugs there to have all them together (including this).

I think it could improve the fixing experience... do you?

Thanks for your continued suggestions! Ciao

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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment - Hi Matt, knowing that there are a bunch of suggestions from you (default settings, modules enabled...)... do you think we could create one META: Improve Windows Installer bug and move existing bugs there to have all them together (including this). I think it could improve the fixing experience... do you? Thanks for your continued suggestions! Ciao
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Matt Gibson added a comment -

Great idea. Much better than my raw brain-dump I started to just now with http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-14825 but don't have permissions to convert existing bugs to sub-tasks.

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Matt Gibson added a comment - Great idea. Much better than my raw brain-dump I started to just now with http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-14825 but don't have permissions to convert existing bugs to sub-tasks.
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Jerome Mouneyrac added a comment -

Ok as all bugs have been described in another issues, I close this issue which is a bit messy. Thanks Matt and Eloy

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Jerome Mouneyrac added a comment - Ok as all bugs have been described in another issues, I close this issue which is a bit messy. Thanks Matt and Eloy

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