Installation step 6 – the installer script
At this point, you have:
Uploaded the Moodle software to your web server.
Created a data directory outside of the directory that Moodle is served from.
Created a database for Moodle to use.
Created a user for the Moodle database.
You are now ready to run the installation routine. Moodle's installer script walks you step by step through setting some of the configurations, and through the creation of Moodle's database tables. But first, some background information.
Configuration settings and config.php
Configuration variables are settings that tell Moodle where the database is located, what the database is called, the database user and password, the web address of the Moodle system, and other necessary information. All of these configuration settings must be correct for Moodle to run. They are stored in a file called config.php in Moodle's home directory.
Stepping through the install routine creates config.php, among other things. The following is an example...
