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Moodle Hosting Requirements: PHP, Database, Server and Storage
Exact Moodle 4.5 to 5.3 requirements, the PHP settings the installer enforces, web server and storage rules, and the signs that tell you to move to a…
Moodle Privacy API Provider: Implementing GDPR Support in a Plugin
Which privacy interfaces a Moodle plugin needs, a complete provider for a local plugin, how export and delete calls work, why core_userlist_provider…
Moodle Cache API (MUC) Example: Defining Caches in a Plugin
Define a Moodle Universal Cache in a plugin: write db/caches.php, add the language string, load misses through a data source, invalidate on enrolment…
Moodle Backup Restore API: Plugin Support for Activity Modules
The four files an activity module needs for course backup, import and Duplicate: backup task and structure step, restore task and step, id mapping, f…
Moodle db/services.php Reference for Plugin Developers
Every key in a Moodle plugin's db/services.php, its default and where it is stored, what install and upgrade do with it, the changes that delete toke…
Moodle Scheduled Task Plugin Tutorial: Class, db/tasks.php, Tests
A step-by-step Moodle scheduled task plugin tutorial: the task class, db/tasks.php schedules and the R value, upgrade behaviour, CLI runs, retries, t…
Moodle Renderer Plugin Guide: Renderers and Output Classes
Renderables, Mustache templates and renderer classes in Moodle 5.3: how render() picks a path, how themes override plugin output, and what 4.5 to 5.3…
Moodle: Create a Web Service Function with core_external
Build a complete Moodle web service function with core_external: declare it in db/services.php, describe parameters and returns, add context and capa…
How to Create a Moodle Local Plugin from Scratch
Build a working Moodle local plugin step by step in public/local: version.php, strings, settings, a capability-checked page, a course navigation link…
Defining Moodle Capabilities in db/access.php
Define a capability in db/access.php, add its string, bump the version and check it in code. Plus what an upgrade really changes on existing sites, a…
Moodle version.php Explained: requires, supported and maturity
Every Moodle plugin needs a version.php. This reference explains each property, how core uses it during install and upgrade, the errors a wrong value…