It looks like you need to ask your sysadmin for help (or if you're the sysadmin, you'll need to learn how to configure apache - see http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html <Directory> and AllowOverride sections). Make sure you understand how Ubuntu uses virtual host configurations (i.e. sites-enabled).

mod_rewrite is a common requirement for a lot of php scripts so you'll want to understand how AllowOverride works.

Many thanks to all of the above for the assistance- I got Elgg up + running w/a combination of advice from here + a local linux users group. 

Now, I'm working on the admin user account; please see the other threads for those questions.

-Z

Dit you see this video: http://www.lullabot.com/videocast/install-local-web-server-ubuntu&nbsp; ?   I found it very helpfull, even tough it explains for Drupal, I use it to get Elgg running on 8.10 seamless :)

It looks like you need to ask your sysadmin for help (or if you're the sysadmin, you'll need to learn how to configure apache - see http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html <Directory> and AllowOverride sections). Make sure you understand how Ubuntu uses virtual host configurations (i.e. sites-enabled).

mod_rewrite is a common requirement for a lot of php scripts so you'll want to understand how AllowOverride works.

Many thanks to all of the above for the assistance- I got Elgg up + running w/a combination of advice from here + a local linux users group. 

Now, I'm working on the admin user account; please see the other threads for those questions.

-Z

Dit you see this video: http://www.lullabot.com/videocast/install-local-web-server-ubuntu&nbsp; ?   I found it very helpfull, even tough it explains for Drupal, I use it to get Elgg running on 8.10 seamless :)