Update .gitlab-ci.yml file

.gitlab-ci.yml

 # This GitLab CI/CD pipeline is designed to run the complete Moodle
 # automation script in a single, manually triggered job.
 
-# Use the official Docker image to enable Docker-in-Docker (dind).
-# This allows us to run docker-compose inside the CI job.
 image: docker:20.10.16
 
 services:
@@ -13,11 +11,8 @@ stages:
   - full_test # A single stage for our end-to-end test.
 
 variables:
-  # This tells docker-compose how to connect to the Docker-in-Docker service.
   DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375
-  # This disables TLS, which is often required for dind inside GitLab CI.
   DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
-  # Provides default values for the variables in your docker-compose.yml.
   EUSER: "1000"
   EGID: "1000"
   MOODLE_URL: "http://docker:8080"
@@ -25,40 +20,41 @@ variables:
 
   # This is the URL Moodle's entrypoint script will use for its wwwroot.
   MOODLE_WWWROOT: "http://docker:8080"
-
 run_full_automation:
   stage: full_test
-  # 'when: manual' means this job will ONLY run when you click the
-  # "play" button for it in the GitLab CI/CD > Pipelines view.
   when: manual
 
   before_script:
-    # Install the necessary tools inside the Docker runner.
     - apk add --no-cache curl docker-compose bash jq
-    # A simple loop to wait until the Docker daemon is ready.
     - until docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; do echo "Waiting for Docker daemon..."; sleep 3; done
 
   script:
-    # 1. Start all the services defined in your docker-compose.yml file.
-    # The '-d' runs them in the background.
     - echo "Starting Docker environment..."
     - docker-compose up -d
 
-    # 2. Wait for the Moodle container to fully initialize and run its entrypoint script.
-    # This is a simple but effective way to wait for the installation to finish.
-    - echo "Waiting 2 minutes for Moodle to install and start..."
-    - sleep 120
-
-    # 3. Make your main script executable.
-    # !!! IMPORTANT: Replace 'your_main_script.sh' with the actual filename. !!!
+    # --- THIS IS THE FIX ---
+    # Instead of a fixed sleep, we will loop until the Moodle installation is complete.
+    # We know it's complete when the config.php file exists.
+    - echo "Waiting for Moodle first-time installation to complete..."
+    - |
+      timeout=300
+      while ! docker exec moodle-web-official [ -f /var/www/html/config.php ]; do
+        timeout=$((timeout - 5))
+        if [ $timeout -le 0 ]; then
+          echo "❌ ERROR: Moodle installation timed out after 5 minutes."
+          docker logs moodle-web-official
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo " -> Installation not yet complete, waiting 5 more seconds..."
+        sleep 5
+      done
+    - echo "✅ Moodle installation complete (config.php found)."
+
+    # Now that Moodle is stable, we can proceed with the rest of the script.
     - chmod +x test-moodle.sh
-
-    # 4. Run the entire script from top to bottom.
     - echo "Executing the main automation script..."
     - ./test-moodle.sh
 
   after_script:
-    # It's good practice to clean up the environment after the test.
-    # The '-v' flag removes the volumes, ensuring the next run is completely clean.
     - echo "Tearing down Docker environment..."
     - docker-compose down -v
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