by Robert Lefeb.
Thanks Edmund,
Yes, everything is working fine now.
I installed Moodle in var/www/moodle where I had plenty of documentation about how to config apache.
Since I am contemplating installing at least one other open source script, I anticipate their files would be uploaded to the same location wouldn'y they? I mean, if var/www is the default defacto location for installing open source scripts why change it for Moodle? But if the typical install location for scripts is in the usr folder where the auto install of Moodle puts in then just some real specific instructions would probably clear the log jamb.
At this point I would recommend manual install without qualifications.