Architecture / Installation

I've installed Tikiwiki in subdirectories of the server's web root a number of times, on Linux and Windows machines, and the installation always has worked as expected. The key is that the Tiki file structure is kept intact (the relationships of directories and files not changed from the original arrangement) no matter where they, as a whole, are placed. In other words, all the paths within Tiki, included those from the installer, are relative from the Tiki root. The installation will work fine as long as these relationships are not changed.

If the installer can't find the files even though they have been placed in their normal locations relative to the installation file, then it seems to me the path information from the server is not as expected. The presence of what appears to be an alias of the domain in the path ("\thiruvarangam.com/") could be a clue here (or maybe not — I'm no expert in this area by any means). But I would run a phpinfo script in your desired Tikiwiki root directory to verify what the path to that directory is. I would also contact the server administrator to explain the problem and see if he/she has any suggestions.

-- Gary