I've tried http://localhost/spip/ecrire/ and http://localhost/ecrire/ and both display the first install page fine. What they can't do is go to the next page.
In the first case to start the install I go to http://localhost/spip/ecrire/ but after pressing Next>> I get several different flavors of:
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Warning: include_ecrire(ecrire/inc_flock.php3) [function.include-ecrire]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/tgagne/work/SPIP-v1-8-3/ecrire/inc_version.php3 on line 51
Warning: include_ecrire() [function.include]: Failed opening 'ecrire/inc_flock.php3' for inclusion (include_path='/usr/share/php') in /home/tgagne/work/SPIP-v1-8-3/ecrire/inc_version.php3 on line 51
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Fatal error: Call to undefined function: utiliser_langue_visiteur() in /home/tgagne/work/SPIP-v1-8-3/spip_test_dirs.php3 on line 20
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If I try just /ecrire/ (which is what it looks like the documentation wants) I get an "Object not found" looking for http://localhost/spip_test_dirs.php3.
The file spip_test_dirs.php3 is actually in the parent directory to ecrire, leaving me to believe the first method (/spip/ecrire/) should work, but it doesn't.
Thu Apr 13 16:23:43 2006
Apache/2.0.52 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.0.52 OpenSSL/0.9.7g PHP/4.4.0
The archives here didn't seem to show this problem -- which is too bad since I hate believing I'm the first one with the problem... usually means I'm an idiot.