Module 1: Getting oriented as a site administrator
Before learners change anything, they need to know where things are and how the installation is configured. This
module gives every learner a working training installation, a tour of the Setup area, a reading of System
information, and the two ways to read and change INI settings: the settings page and exp:ini.
At a glance
| Course | Site administration |
| Duration | 2 hours 55 minutes (five lessons) |
| Lessons | 5 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Format | Hands-on; one training installation per learner |
Lessons
| Lesson | Duration | What learners do |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 What a site administrator does | 30 min | Install and start a training installation, sign in |
| 1.2 A tour of the Setup area | 35 min | Find Setup pages by purpose, bookmark one |
| 1.3 System information and health checks | 35 min | Read health checks, download a report, run exp:system:info |
| 1.4 The settings page | 40 min | Trace a setting, compare siteaccesses, change and remove one |
| 1.5 INI files and exp:ini on the command line | 35 min | Read, write and remove a setting with exp:ini |
Preparing this module
- One machine per learner with a terminal, PHP 8.0 or later (PHP 7.4 usable without support), Composer 2 and Git, and the Exponential code of the release you teach (see The console install).
- If the network is slow, prepare the training installations in advance and only start them in class.
- A printed copy of the Lab quick card.
- Your own training installation on the projector, installed the same way as the learners'.
- Check that Setup in your version shows the groups named in lesson 1.2; adjust the exercise if it differs.
Timing plan
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Lesson 1.1 (30 min) |
| 0:30 | Lesson 1.2 (35 min) |
| 1:05 | Break (15 min) |
| 1:20 | Lesson 1.3 (35 min) |
| 1:55 | Lesson 1.4 (40 min) |
| 2:35 | Break (10 min) |
| 2:45 | Lesson 1.5 (35 min) |
| 3:20 | End (2 h 55 min of lessons plus 25 min of breaks) |
Related pages
- Site administration: course overview
- Trainers: start here
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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