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[Joe Harkins <joehark AT earthlink.net>]

I went further and encountered an error message that did not surprise me 
but then, I probably have no idea what's supposed to happen.

I edited the wp-config.php per my previous email and decided that the other 
issues could be resolved later since they deal with the options of how the 
program treats subdomains.

So I pointed my browser at: http://mydomain.com/wp-admin/install.php

Which, of course, produced the error message that there is no such file. I 
say,
"of course" because there really isn't such a file as that string defines.

The path to the install.php file is:

/public_html/src/lyceum/wp-admin/install.php

So I tried: http://epluriblogs.com/src/lyceum/wp-admin/install.php

Which, of course (again) worked - or at least has brought me to the 
installation setup.

At this point I must pause and say, with respect but without apology, these 
so-called installation instructions are not very well written.  They suffer 
from a problem I have often seen in 25 years of fooling around with 
computers, under which instructions are written for those who really don't 
need them - and are a serious hurdle for those who do.

This current issue - and the previous ones where assumptions are made and 
inaccurate advice is given ("set" for "create") - are examples of that. 
They are not recognized as problems because the only people who see them at 
this stage of product development and distribution, are those who already 
know what is intended - and then along comes a newbie like me who takes 
words literally and immediately is lost.

To show my sincerity, and speaking as a professional writer, I'm offering 
to work with someone to do a makeover of the installation instructions, 
"for the rest of us."

Takers? Would the effort be accepted by Lyceum?  Or am I just being a pest 
with good intentions (as in, the paving on the road to youknowhwere.)

Sincerely, Joe