Install on DirectNic

I am trying to install WordPress at my site, Islandontheweb.net which was an art website until recently. I downloaded WordPress, edited the config file, and uploaded as per the instructions. I tried to install and get a 500 error. Is that a problem on my end or theirs? I have read posts about the .htaccess file but I have not edited it because I don’t know where it is.

Anyone have any thoughts? I’ve got a blank page right now.

Thanks
BP

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config file as I have it set up now
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// ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘theshir_WordPress’);

/** MySQL database username */
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘theshir_boompoet’);

/** MySQL database password – I do have the correct password in there*/
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘********’);

/** MySQL hostname */
/** I have tried it with no port number and port=3306 but neither worked. */
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘mydb.dndchosting.com:3306’);

/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define(‘DB_CHARSET’, ‘utf8’);

/** The Database Collate type. Don’t change this if in doubt. */
define(‘DB_COLLATE’, ”);

/**#@+
* Authentication Unique Keys.
*
* Change these to different unique phrases!
* You can generate these using the {@link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/ WordPress.org secret-key service}
* You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log in again.
*
* @since 2.6.0
*/
define(‘AUTH_KEY’, ”+i6lp!^cb%Mxrt$@|zY>m&iLleZO+4)v5S(tY:4-GWp Y<_~+j9<&n-B;rEM#E’);
define(‘SECURE_AUTH_KEY’, ‘FST~%7z !XB4T<o5$~0l+GWhW=I meN_Lsp:m|kj=|@UiC]t<bl]9yZ:<NwTsk’);
define(‘LOGGED_IN_KEY’, ‘J2IS@TX#-.5O|m): fHwZ@)Rr4qZCe`ITm@s&aq4WQsjV+/N(+Em%Cw0^W>Qiy:V’);
define(‘NONCE_KEY’, ‘spNlLt#:UOeA|_yK%#I,tI? ->d+i~a@+o%jG9vE3O;b%e8drSzYFM*_y5G^ %vV’);
/**#@-*/

/**
* WordPress Database Table prefix.
*
* You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique
* prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
*/
$table_prefix = ‘wp_IslandJournal’;