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<tt>Note: This document applies to the preparation of Joomdle with Moodle 1.9+  If you are installing Joomdle for Moodle 2 please refer to this document [[Preparing Moodle 20|Preparing Moodle 2 for Joomdle]]</tt>
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====Moodle 1.9+ Prerequisites====

If you are installing Moodle for the first time, it will check for the existence of the PHP extension XML-RPC.  Please ensure it is installed.

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For further information on PHP XML-RPC libraries refer to [[Prerequisites#PHP_Prerequisites|PHP XML-RPC Prerequisites]]
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====Moodle 1.9+ Configuration====

Once Moodle has been installed, a number of options must be configured:

Networking/Settings

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Activate Networking:
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Administration Menu → Networking → Settings <br /> Networking: On

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Add Joomla server IP to the list of XML-RPC trusted hosts
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Administration Menu → Networking → XML-RPC hosts<br /> If it is the same server: 127.0.0.1/32<br /> If you are working on a hosted site, it may be necessary to add its public IP address

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Activate Moodle Network Authentication in Authentication Plugins
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Administration Menu → Users → Authentication → Manage  authentication

Enable Moodle Network authentication<br />[[Image:r023_moodle_config_network_authentication_1.jpg|500px|r023_moodle_config_network_authentication_1.jpg]]

To enable Auto Add Remote Users enter '''Settings''' and select "Yes"

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Make Moodle stay within the wrapper
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The breadcrumb links in Moodle have target="_top", so if you click on them, you would get out of the wrapper.
To prevent this, you can modify an option in Server->HTTP. Set Frame Name to empty value. 

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Allow visitors to enter Moodle courses directly.
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If we want guest to enter directly to Moodle courses available for them, we actiavte auto-login for guests:<br /> Administration Menu → Users → Permissions → User Policies<br /> Activar Auto-login guests

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