[Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

Ron Mitchell ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk
Tue Nov 13 12:44:02 GMT 2012


Ok post back and let us know how you got on. Remember to test the basics
with the guest authentication first as described in the readme.

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Remy Olasoji
Sent: 13 November 2012 12:23
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

 

Thanks a lot Ron.  I'll try downloading and installing Xerte into a folder
on our moodle site now and see how far I get.

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 13 November 2012 11:51
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

 

Should have added the integration doesn't use mnet so you don't need to
change anything with moodle peers etc. You can enable the LTI external tool
functionality but I would get the moodle authentication working first before
even looking at that.

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 13 November 2012 11:36
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

 

Hi Remy

when you say that you are using the moodle patch do you mean that you are
using the code included in the 1.8 download? It sounds like you are using
the older moodle patch which isn't compatible with 1.8. You'll need to
remove the code that you added from the patch and follow the instructions
included with 1.8 attached.

 

That incorrect address detected message is a moodle message. You really need
to use http://vhost1.uelconnect.org.uk/xerte for the moodle integration to
work best e.g. the XOT install is installed as part of the Moodle directory.

 

HTH

Ron

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Remy Olasoji
Sent: 13 November 2012 10:56
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

 

Hi Ron,

 

I am finally trying to set up authentication for our site:
http://xerte.uelconnect.org.uk/ and it appears that using a login from
moodle may be our best option; so I tried using your moodlepatch.  But when
I followed the instruction in readme_moodlepatch.txt and tried to login, I
got the following error:

 

"Incorrect access detected, this server may be accessed only through
"http://vhost1.uelconnect.org.uk" address, sorry. Please notify server
administrator."

 

Then I was redirected to our moodle site: http://vhost1.uelconnect.org.uk;
but when I logged in, I still couldn't access the XOT site. I am also unable
to add the link to XOT to the Networking peers in Moodle because I don't
know where to get the public key required by Moodle from on Xerte.

 

We've got Moodle 2.3 and XOT 1.8 installed. 

 

Regards,

Remy

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 12 September 2012 15:32
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

 

There's a version.txt file in the root of the zip which should refer to
Xerte Online Toolkits v1.8?

 

Also there's a moodle_integration_readme.txt which also refers to 1.8?

 

If the zip you extracted contains these files then are you sure you are
updating the correct installation directory?

 

As Pat say's your current installation appears to be unauthenticated and is
not 1.8 and doesn't have the 1.8 files.

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Remy Olasoji
Sent: 12 September 2012 15:18
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

 

Hi Ron,

 

There was no Connectors menu; Text, Media, Navigators, Charts,
Interactivity, Misc but no Connectors:). 

I am not sure what's missing but someone else on the list checked the site
and confirmed it is still 1.7 before I downloaded the zip file again.  The
site is here: http://xerte.uelconnect.org.uk/ by the way.

 

Regards,

Remy

 

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Ron Mitchell
Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 14:56
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

What you've created is a new empty project without any pages.

 

Select it - so that it's highlighted in your workspace

Select Edit - the editor window opens

Select Insert > and choose a category of page types and then the page type
you wish to insert

Here's a screencast showing the various page types under the Text menu

http://mitchellmedia.co.uk/resources/xerte#p7HGMpc_1_3

 

My previous question was if you select Insert do you see a Connectors menu?
If so you have upgraded to 1.8

 

What are your colleagues saying that is missing? What are they expecting to
see?

 

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Remy Olasoji
Sent: 12 September 2012 14:23
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

 

I am sorry but I must be missing something. I tried your instructions, 

 

clicked on Create (right panel)

entered a name for a project

a new window opened and I clicked on publish (no idea how else to proceed
from there) ... nothing happened.

 

Regards,

Remy

 

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Pat Lockley
Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 13:39
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

Hello,

Make a project.
Highlight the project in the work area
Click on properties
Select Export

What does the page say?

Pat

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Remy Olasoji <r.olasoji at uel.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I downloaded version 1.8 and upgraded but I understand from the users the
> site is still version 1.7 - not sure how to make sure the new version have
> been uploaded beyond refreshing the site.
>
> Regards,
> Remy
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Pat Lockley
> Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 13:24
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>
>
>
> The database hasn't changed.
>
> What problem are you getting exactly?
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Remy Olasoji <r.olasoji at uel.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Hi Fay
>>
>> Just had a thought about this.  The instruction didn't say anything about
>> starting with a new database so I am still using the old database.  Could
>> that be the problem maybe?  Should I use a new database?  (Since I had to
>> remove the setup folder, I assumed the old database is needed - is it?)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Remy
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Remy Olasoji
>> Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 13:06
>> To: Xerte discussion list
>> Cc: Rose Heaney
>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>>
>>
>> Hi Fay,
>>
>> Yes I downloaded and unzipped the version here:
>> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/community.htm.  Unzipped it and
replaced
>> the site folder with the files, after removing the setup folder.  I
thought
>> maybe the copy on that web page could be the problem but I'll go through
> the
>> process again just in case now.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your help.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Remy
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Fay Cross
>> Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 12:16
>> To: Xerte discussion list
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Remy
>>
>> I've just spoken to a colleague of yours at ALT-C who said you have had
> some
>> problems upgrading (sorry I can't recall her name - Rose?). She showed me
>> your installation where she thought you had installed 1.8 but it was
>> definitely missing things and still looked like 1.7 to me. What are the
>> problems you are having? She seemed to be saying that you had installed
it
>> but nothing seems to have changed, or are the problems before you
complete
>> the installation?
>>
>> Someone on the list (probably not me!) should be able to give some advice
> if
>> you let us know what's failing.
>>
>> Fay
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
>> [ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
>> Sent: 10 September 2012 16:14
>> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>>
>> I was planning to write up some instructions and.or screencast but
haven't
>> found time yet. Here's a quick summary:
>>
>> 1. backup existing database and directory just in case
>> 2. drop 1.8 code over top of existing code (for an upgrade you don't need
> the
>> setup folder)
>> 3. visit the install to test the basics are working ok via guest access
> e.g.
>> create and test an LO
>> 4. If you are using LDAP for authentication visit
>> http://yourinstall/upgrade.php to copy details from sitedeatils to ldap
> table
>> 5. change from guest to ldap or one of the other authentication options
in
>> config.php by commenting/un-commenting the relevant line
>> 6. If you are using Moodle for authentication read and follow the
>> instructions in the moodle_integration_readme file
>> 7. refresh index.php and test login and creation etc
>>
>> HTH
>> Ron
>>
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Remy Olasoji
>> Sent: 10 September 2012 15:33
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Subject: [Xerte] Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Could anyone point me to a set of instructions for the above please?  I
am
>> experiencing some problems upgrading on a Linux web server so will
> appreciate
>> any help.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Remy
>>
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