The database checks/upgrades are now done on the main
admin page like the other modules.
The database files are now standard format .sql and .php files
PostgreSQL support was added - BUT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED YET!!
You can now hide/show individual activity modules and even delete them completely!
For example, if you hide the "choice" module, then all choice activities
will be hidden throughout the whole site, and "Choice" will not
appear on any "Add..." menu.
Deleting a module is a complete deletion of all data from the database.
If you want to try out the deletion on a real module, I suggest the
pgassignment module, since it will soon be deleted from CVS anyway
(because it's being replaced with workshop).
Look for "Manage modules" on the admin menu.
Hopefully this is also the end of the occasional errors we keep
hearing about to do with never getting to setup the admin user.
(I think admin/site.php had a redirect that didn't always work).
The setup process is now much better at "trapping" you until it's all done.
Course creators are managed by /admin/creator.php , same way that admins.
Or if authetication module have 'auth_iscreator'-function (right now only ldap-module have) ,
users are added to creators at login time.
it has already been installed in the current database (by looking
for all the main tables) and do the right thing. It doesn't matter now
if there are other tables in the database or not.
Basically all the Database functions are in lib/datalib.php
and the web functions are all in lib/weblib.php, so
moodlelib.php is much thinner than it was.
Data functions have been extended ... most old calls will
still work, but now many more SQL commands can be performed
using the datalib functions rather than using SQL. I'm
currently moving through the whole tree replacing SQL
calls or at least concentrating them in one section of
mod/xxx/lib.php
Still working on forums, quizzes, surveys, resources.
The tree is currently not full working ... some things are
half-completed ... will resume tomorrow.
exposes the wide array of authentication possibilities.
Authentication now has it's own page separate from other variables.
Most of this work was done by Petri Asikainen <paca@sci.fi>, who started
these changes off.
I've done some cleanups and additions which is why I'm checking it in.
It's all working pretty well at the moment but could use some testing.
Thanks, Petri! :-)
