Moodle V5.1 and Moodle V5.1.1 scripts break the Moodle installation

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Moodle has introduces new “securities” that require the public HTML to be inside the Moodle folder. The script currently puts the updated Moodle files in /public_html. The installation breaks the new Moodle install. More details:

The error “moodle 5.1.1 Stack trace:line 26 of /index.php: core\exception\moodle_exception thrown” in Moodle 5.1.1 is typically caused by

incorrect web server configuration related to the new /public directory.

Moodle 5.1 introduced a major change in its file structure for security reasons. Your web server’s document root is likely still pointing to the main Moodle folder instead of the new, dedicated /public directory.

Solution Steps

To resolve this issue, you must update your web server’s configuration:

1. Locate the Moodle installation path: Identify the full path to your Moodle installation directory (e.g., /var/www/html/moodle).
2. Adjust the Document Root: Change your web server’s configuration so that its document root points specifically to the /public subdirectory within your Moodle installation (e.g., /var/www/html/moodle/public).
3. Restart the Web Server: After saving the configuration changes, restart your web server (e.g., Apache, Nginx) for the changes to take effect.
4. Clear Browser Cookies (Optional): Sometimes old session cookies can cause issues; trying to clear your browser’s cookies manually may help.

I hope the issue can be fixed soon.

Warm regards,
Rob Oudendijk

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I will have to take a closer look at it. Thanks for the heads up!

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Hi, I tried to follow the Moodle instructions, regarding pointing the webserver to /public, instead of /public_html. I created a fresh test-subdomain for installing Moodle 5.1 and changed the document source to /public in the concerning apache sites_available file. Doesn’t work. Is there something else I need to change or do, before installing Moodle 5.1 fresh?

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I haven’t had time to focus on Moodle yet, but I will do my best in the next few days.

Is there an official Moodle documentation page that describes these changes?

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