Two years after I wrote the article on how to set up the Python machine learning backend for Moodle Analytics and I got a comment that the method I described does not work anymore because the Python version has changed and the new moodlemlbackend 3.0.5 requires new Python libs. So here are the new steps […]
First of all, caching is important. A cache is a collection of processed data that is kept on hand and re-used to avoid costly repeated database queries. The default cache setting is quite good but if you are running a big Moodle instance or you using cloud services where the IOPS is limited you need […]
Moodle 3.9.11+ was recently installed in Azure Cloud. The installation was not an easy ride because Moodle was not prepared to install the application behind an SSL proxy. You may find the solution for this here: Installing Moodle using SSL Proxy.I started to use Moodle then I realize that I cannot add an activity or […]
SSL proxy is a transparent proxy that performs Secure Sockets Layer encryption (SSL) and decryption between the client and the server. It performs the SSL encryption and decryption between the client and the server.
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PHP and LDAP are not good friends. I had always issues connecting to a Microsoft Active Directory with PHP using the php_ldap module. And it was always a pain in the ass to figure out what went wrong or why it does not want to connect. My Moodle did not want to connect to the […]
After evaluating a model you will get the following message in Moodle: Launch TensorBoard from command line by typing: tensorboard –logdir=’/path_to_your_moodledata/models/4/1566208427/evaluation/coreanalyticstime_splittingquarters/logs/1566583192278/tensor’ Installing moodlemlbackend is a prerequisite to view the model results. Read this quick guide on how to setup the prerequisites. The moodlemlbackend package comes with an older version of TensorFlow package which contains a […]
Once the Python Machine Learning Backend has been installed on the server, it is time to change the Moodle settings for better analytics. Here are the steps.
UPDATE: the guide for moodlemlbackend 3.0.5 with Python 3.6 can be found in this article: Moodle Analytics – Part 1. – Setting up the Python Machine Learning Backend in cPanel – Reloaded Moodle Analytics machine learning models were introduced in Moodle 3.7.Moodle currently supports two predictions processors: PHP machine learning backend which comes with the […]
Update: Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL: Use PHP (not) to Connect and Query Data article has now some new updates. Microsoft listened to my words, so I have found a documentation how to connect to Azure Database for MySQL with PHP via SSL connection. This can be found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/mysql/howto-configure-ssl Of course this is not […]