Warning: Failed opening './include/' for inclusion

When I go to install.php I get the following message at the top of the window:
Warning: Failed opening './include/' for inclusion nclude_path='.;sys:/php/includes') in sys:/apache/nwdocs/poll/install.php on line 35

In the wizard window I see the following:
Please be sure you have setup your mySQL settings in the configuration file config.inc.php before running Advanced Poll Setup.

And when I go to the admin directory I get the following message:
Warning: open_basedir restriction in effect. File is in wrong directory in sys:/apache/nwdocs/poll/admin/common.inc.php on line 10

Fatal error: Failed opening required '../include/config.inc.php' (include_path='.;sys:/php/includes') in sys:/apache/nwdocs/poll/admin/common.inc.php on line 10

What do I need to do to complete the installation?

make sure you need to setup few things prior to the installation

- setup a database with a username to access to the database
- then edit the file call config.inc.php found in folder "include

Created a database in MySql with a username and password. Added that information to the config include file.

When running install.php, I still get a message at the top of the window that says:
Warning: Failed opening './include/' for inclusion include_path='.;sys:/php/includes') in sys:/apache/nwdocs/poll/install.php on line 35

In the wizard window the following message appears:
Some tables are not defined. Please check the configuration file.

Trying to access the admin directory results in the following error:
Warning: open_basedir restriction in effect. File is in wrong directory in sys:/apache/nwdocs/poll/admin/common.inc.php on line 10

Fatal error: Failed opening required '../include/config.inc.php' (include_path='.;sys:/php/includes') in sys:/apache/nwdocs/poll/admin/common.inc.php on line 10

Where is the installation going wrong?