ok so i deleted the mysql database and the whole wordpress install and started a fresh and it worked. not sure what was wrong. I think it could have been a bad upload.
Anyway thanks for your help 🙂
Yep, definitely installed. (PHP Version 5.2.5)
anything from the info that you would like pasted here that might help?
maybe a link to it might be helpful? here you go
Im on a linux host.
I think i do have to go through cgi-bin. though not 100% certain of that. sorry.