Moodle admin hint #2 Run CRON manually
This is something you should not have to do on production but you may need to do this on your staging server to check changes when testing plugins or new features. CRON is a command line function that calls certain tasks in Moodle to make database changes, move files...
Moodle admin hint #1 Purge the Moodle Cache
When things go a little crazy and people are asking why icons are missing or why a theme change hasn’t come through, this could be a sign to clear the Moodle Cache. This is not the Browser Cache which can be cleared by various means in each browser....
Moodle admin hint #5 Read log files
Someone will undoubtedly do something wrong or an issue will arise where you need to go searching through the log files. Moodle has its own log files. Site administration > Reports > Logs You can select from the different filters to decide what data you need....
Moodle admin hint #4 Turn on debugging
WARNING: On your production server you should never have to do this unless there is absolutely no other choice. Use the log files instead. Warning: Do not do this unless you really know what you are doing. In Moodle On your staging server, turning on debugging helps...
Moodle admin hint #3 Scheduled Tasks
If you haven’t discovered what CRON is yet… Check this out first. How to run-cron-manually When you run CRON it runs a collection of tasks. You can see what these tasks are by going to the Scheduled tasks list. Site administration > Server >...
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