Hi, yes, and I just did that; actually I created two moodledata files (with different names referred to properly in each config.php file of each separate installation) since I will eventually need to have two separate Moodle sites--when I manage to crack the path problem that is.... And once I do I will then start to tackle the real mountain ahead: finding and installing and getting a streaming video server to work to stream .flv. files to clients with a variety of OSs (Windows XP, 7, 8 and Mac OS). That was why I broke down and switched from Ultimate Shared Hosting at GoDaddy to virtual dedicated in the first place. But could I have imagined that getting the path question resolved would be such an issue ;-(
If you or others have any more tips let me know. One thing I was thinking of is that perhaps I must have a domain name in the path rather than a numerical IP address, which is what I've been plugging up till now while trying to do a fresh installation of Moodle (after creating a database on localhost) just to see what the problem is. But as I mentioned in a previous mail, that stalls too. ;-(