Re: "Register as a new user" does not excecute - config error? or bug in v.1.9.8.3 ?
The same TikiWiki Installationss which did not work until late Dec. 2007, are working well now when testing them again. The most probable explanation for this is that these hosters (and probably many others) meantime refined the configuration of new PHP versions 5.x.
Probably it concerned something which I settled with success for ONE of the hosters by own added file versions for php.ini and .htaccess (concerned PHP globals, session variables, cookies, deny/allow and so on).
this means that automatic installation of all these versions will typically now work properly for everybody.
The forums here show various beginner problems how to configure the various admin menus. In my opinion, beginners should clearly be told to do a first installation with the extended menu item list, not with the reduced minimal menu items. FANATASTICO installs with the minimal menu item list. Beginners will then have difficulties to activate the unknown features - and will possibly decide to use other CMS systems which are far below the top-of-top value of Tikiwiki.
I would, after comparison, never recommend a beginner to go the easy way by installing with Fantastico, as long as Fantastico preconfigures TikiWiki with an initial only minimal feature state.
... Arabic... Rectification of a former post in this thread: v.1.10. sets in the user preferences the language PROPERLY - does not drop to language 1 = Arabic.
But another observed mentioned bug was that, setting user preferences, made the display after confirmation drop into a wrong state (ONLY the next display). This could be repeated (CVS appox. Dec. 25, 2007). It is such an apparent bug that I do not place this in the bug register - is very evident and perhaps settled since a long time.
As soon as I am not any more an unexperienced new user of it, I will try to add own contributions.