Hi, servalman:

Wish I could say that this post would be helpful, but it won't be. I'm having a near-identical problem; I'm getting the "Friendly URL's not enabled (or installed or whatever the text is)" message, I tried to refresh to install, but kept getting the same message as you (about overwriting the .htaccess file, etc.), which I originally tried to do...same "PHP 5 Needed" error page, which is frustrating, because I have PHP 5.2.x installed....contemplated making some changes to .htaccess (as per another poster who added some code on this same "friendly URL" problem), but now I can't get it to run at ALL.

I chose the tutorial template, which oddly enough, from reading the forums, seems to have more installation problems than the other "black something-or-other."

All I can say is that after days of trying to get this installed, just so I can try a tutorial to see if this is worth investigating further, it's a lot of trouble to go through to evaluate a CMS platform, and if the installer Tarball is THIS much trouble...how much trouble will the platform be? Makes me think it's time to move on.

Also, if anyone here is interested, I've posted a screenshot here: http://www.screencast.com/t/nkj6FbK4 of the problem with the "View Formatting Help" box. When you attempt to access the Formatting Help (I checked it out of curiosity to see what BBC was supported), the box expands down and covers up everything (subscription checkbox, file attach box and POST button) and can't be closed again to allow posting. I had to copy my post, exit the page using the breadcrumbs, and go back to the OP's original post and select "reply" AGAIN in order to get this posted. This might be an IE problem, but as 90% of webusers use what's out of the box - IE - this is a problem that needs addressing.

Hitch

Foulensois:

I have no idea. My situation continues to get more convoluted; the original error page timed out, so I'm adrift. If I try to use "mysite/SS/install.php" to get back to the installation, I get a prompt asking me if I want to RUN or SAVE 'install.php' <sigh>, then if I try to access "mysite/SS/," I get a 500 Internal Server error. I'm using PHP 5.2.x, I have mod_rewrite enabled...I just don't know the problem.

I'm going to be PO'd if I have to delete the installation and try it again, because my hosting doesn't allow command line access for unpacking, so I have to upload the whole kit-n-kaboodle via FTP, and it takes a while, even with high-speed DSL. Actually, I think I'm at the point where I wouldn't bother.

Hitch

Hello Again

This morning I tried to install the 2.3 .1 version but I still get the same result.

Is it the end of intstallation (I don't get any error messsage)

What do I have to do next

Thank You

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Installing SilverStripe...
I am now running through the installation steps (this should take about 30 seconds)

If you receive a fatal error, refresh this page to continue the installation

Creating 'mysite/_config.php'...
Creating /var/www/vhosts/delair.fr/httpdocs/SilverStripe/mysite/_config.php
Creating '.htaccess' file...
Creating /var/www/vhosts/delair.fr/httpdocs/SilverStripe/.htaccess