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problem description :: forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 24th october 2012 wrote:unable proceed past step 1

log/error message :: forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 24th october 2012 wrote:none

actions taken resolve forum post assistant (v1.2.3) 24th october 2012 wrote:attempted redownload/reupload of joomla zip file (unzipped winrar).

all directories 755 , files 644.

forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 24th october 2012 wrote:

basic environment :: wrote:joomla! instance :: joomla! 3.0.1-stable (ember) 09-october-2012
joomla! platform :: joomla platform 12.2.0-stable (neil armstrong) 21-september-2012
joomla! configured :: not found

host configuration :: os: linux | os version: 3.0.9-bl3-grsec | technology: i686 | web server: apache/2 | encoding: gzip,deflate,sdch | doc root: /home/users/web/b360/dot.barefootbythebeachco/public_html | system tmp writable: yes

php configuration :: version: 5.3.13 | php api: cgi-fcgi | session path writable: unknown | display errors: | error reporting: 22519 | log errors to: | last known error: | register globals: | magic quotes: | safe mode: | open base: | uploads: 1 | max. upload size: 20m | max. post size: 20m | max. input time: 60 | max. execution time: 120 | memory limit: 32m

mysql configuration :: database credentials incomplete or not available nothing display.
missing credentials detected: connection type missing | mysql host missing | table prefix missing | database username missing | database password missing |

detailed environment :: wrote:php extensions :: core (5.3.13) | date (5.3.13) | ereg () | libxml () | openssl () | pcre () | sqlite3 (0.7-dev) | zlib (1.1) | bcmath () | calendar () | ctype () | curl () | dba () | dom (20031129) | hash (1.0) | fileinfo (1.0.5-dev) | filter (0.11.0) | ftp () | gd () | gettext () | spl (0.2) | iconv () | session () | json (1.2.1) | mbstring () | mcrypt () | mysql (1.0) | mysqli (0.1) | pdo (1.0.4dev) | pdo_mysql (1.0.2) | pdo_sqlite (1.0.1) | standard (5.3.13) | posix () | pspell () | reflection ($id: 522fef1e5100f848a5e2059d98b3a880a3143e9a $) | imap () | simplexml (0.1) | sockets () | phar (2.0.1) | sqlite (2.0-dev) | exif (1.4 $id$) | tokenizer (0.1) | wddx () | xml () | xmlreader (0.1) | xmlrpc (0.51) | xmlwriter (0.1) | xsl (0.1) | zip (1.9.1) | cgi-fcgi () | mhash () | zend engine (2.3.0) |
potential missing extensions :: suhosin |

switch user environment (experimental) :: php cgi: yes | server su: yes | php su: yes | custom su (litespeed/cloud/grid): no
potential ownership issues: maybe

folder permissions :: wrote:core folders :: images/ (755) | components/ (755) | modules/ (755) | plugins/ (755) | language/ (755) | templates/ (755) | cache/ (755) | logs/ (755) | tmp/ (755) | administrator/components/ (755) | administrator/modules/ (755) | administrator/language/ (755) | administrator/templates/ (755) |

elevated permissions (first 10) ::

extensions discovered :: wrote:components :: site :: com_mailto (3.0.0) | com_wrapper (3.0.0) |
components :: admin :: com_admin (3.0.0) | com_banners (3.0.0) | com_cache (3.0.0) | com_categories (3.0.0) | com_checkin (3.0.0) | com_config (3.0.0) | com_content (3.0.0) | com_cpanel (3.0.0) | com_finder (3.0.0) | com_installer (3.0.0) | com_joomlaupdate (3.0.0) | com_languages (3.0.0) | com_login (3.0.0) | com_media (3.0.0) | com_menus (3.0.0) | com_messages (3.0.0) | com_modules (3.0.0) | com_newsfeeds (3.0.0) | com_plugins (3.0.0) | com_redirect (3.0.0) | com_search (3.0.0) | com_templates (3.0.0) | com_users (3.0.0) | com_weblinks (3.0.0) |

modules :: site :: mod_articles_archive (3.0.0) | mod_articles_categories (3.0.0) | mod_articles_category (3.0.0) | mod_articles_latest (3.0.0) | mod_articles_news (3.0.0) | mod_articles_popular (3.0.0) | mod_banners (3.0.0) | mod_breadcrumbs (3.0.0) | mod_custom (3.0.0) | mod_feed (3.0.0) | mod_finder (3.0.0) | mod_footer (3.0.0) | mod_languages (3.0.0) | mod_login (3.0.0) | mod_menu (3.0.0) | mod_random_image (3.0.0) | mod_related_items (3.0.0) | mod_search (3.0.0) | mod_stats (3.0.0) | mod_syndicate (3.0.0) | mod_users_latest (3.0.0) | mod_weblinks (3.0.0) | mod_whosonline (3.0.0) | mod_wrapper (3.0.0) |
modules :: admin :: mod_custom (3.0.0) | mod_feed (3.0.0) | mod_latest (3.0.0) | mod_logged (3.0.0) | mod_login (3.0.0) | mod_menu (3.0.0) | mod_multilangstatus (3.0.0) | mod_popular (3.0.0) | mod_quickicon (3.0.0) | mod_stats_admin (3.0.0) | mod_status (3.0.0) | mod_submenu (3.0.0) | mod_title (3.0.0) | mod_toolbar (3.0.0) | mod_version (3.0.0) |

plugins :: site :: plg_authentication_gmail (3.0.0) | plg_authentication_joomla (3.0.0) | plg_authentication_ldap (3.0.0) | plg_captcha_recaptcha (3.0.0) | plg_content_emailcloak (3.0.0) | plg_content_finder (3.0.0) | plg_content_geshi (3.0.0) | plg_content_joomla (3.0.0) | plg_content_loadmodule (3.0.0) | plg_content_pagebreak (3.0.0) | plg_content_pagenavigation (3.0.0) | plg_content_vote (3.0.0) | plg_editors_codemirror (1.0) | plg_editors_tinymce (3.5.6) | plg_editors-xtd_article (3.0.0) | plg_editors-xtd_image (3.0.0) | plg_editors-xtd_pagebreak (3.0.0) | plg_editors-xtd_readmore (3.0.0) | plg_extension_joomla (3.0.0) | plg_finder_categories (3.0.0) | plg_finder_contacts (3.0.0) | plg_finder_content (3.0.0) | plg_finder_newsfeeds (3.0.0) | plg_finder_weblinks (3.0.0) | plg_quickicon_extensionupdate (3.0.0) | plg_quickicon_joomlaupdate (3.0.0) | plg_search_categories (3.0.0) | plg_search_contacts (3.0.0) | plg_search_content (3.0.0) | plg_search_newsfeeds (3.0.0) | plg_search_weblinks (3.0.0) | plg_system_cache (3.0.0) | plg_system_debug (3.0.0) | plg_system_highlight (3.0.0) | plg_system_languagecode (3.0.0) | plg_system_languagefilter (3.0.0) | plg_system_log (3.0.0) | plg_system_logout (3.0.0) | plg_system_p3p (3.0.0) | plg_system_redirect (3.0.0) | plg_system_remember (3.0.0) | plg_system_sef (3.0.0) | plg_user_contactcreator (3.0.0) | plg_user_joomla (3.0.0) | plg_user_profile (3.0.0) |

templates discovered :: wrote:templates :: site :: beez3 (3.0.0) | protostar (1.0) |
templates :: admin :: hathor (3.0.0) | isis (1.0) |

as described, have redownloaded/uploaded, , have ensured directories 755 , files 644. unable proceed past step 1, installation hangs.

appreciate help.

thanks,
elliot

by looks of things mysql problem.
i no expert , have checked version running against version required joomla 3.01 ?