Course enrolment upon approval (enrol apply) plugin for moodle

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enrol_apply moodle plugin installation

Login as admin in moodle by providing necessary credentials

1. Check the version of the moodle in use by Home -> Site administration -> Server -> Environment
2. To install a new plugin go to Home -> Site administration -> Plugins -> Install add-ons
3. Click on “Install add-ons from the Moodle plugin directory”
4. Browse plugins as guest. From moodle plugin categories go to Users -> Enrolment -> Course Enrolment upon Approval (enrol_apply) and download the plugin zip file
5. Go back to Home -> Site administration -> Plugins -> Install add-ons and click on “Choose plugin type”. Choose enrolment. Do chown apache:apache for $MOODLE_HOME/enrol folder. so that necessary permissions for plugin installations are set.
6. Click on “Choose a file” you will be directed to a dialog box from which choose upload file
7. Click on “Acknowledgement”
8. Click on Install add-on from the zip file
9. As you pass the validation pass click on “Install add-on!”
10. After installation click "Continue"
11. Click on Upgrade Moodle database now
12. For various values click the check-box or use following sample values in text-boxes

    subject for confirmation

    You have been enrolled in a course

    confirm email content

    You have been enrolled in course {content}

    subject for cancellation

    You enrolment for a course has been rejected

    confirm email content

    You enrolment for {content} course has been rejected

13. Enable the course enrol confirmation plugin at Home -> Site administration -> Plugins -> Enrolments -> Manage enrol plugins
14. Test the plugin so installed by adding it as an enrolment method for a course

Troubleshooting steps for sending email on moodle:

To enable confirmation and cancellation of enrollment over email do the following:

1. Edit the /var/www/html/enrol/apply/lib.php and replace $contact with admin email address such as

   //$contact = core_user::get_support_user(); instance and add appropriate contact for moddle to send email.
   $contact = "saurabh@example.com";

   This replacement may be necessary at 4 or more places.

Change email content of email sent after approval

Subject and email content of emails sent by plugin can be customized at Home -> Site administration -> Plugins -> Enrolments -> Course enrol confirmation

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