Here is a quick explanation of the setup process in case I don't get to talk to you online.
1) Upload all the files that came with the Joomla! Package.
2) Go to the directory that you uploaded the files to and you will see that it requests you to change some permissions.
3) Make sure you change those permissions to 777 and then there are also 2 other things in red that you need to fix.
4) In order to fix those issues create an .htaccess file with the following lines:
php_flag register_globals off
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc on
(Note: Do not use the .htaccess file that Joomla! has provided, create your own.)
5) You do not need to worry about the session save path (it will work without touching any of that). Also do not change the permissions on the config file until the very end (also don't rename the configuration.php-dist to configuration.php yet).
6) Proceed with the installation process and fill in the required forms such as your MySQL database username and password, ect...
7) After the database step you will see the final setup page that has the configuration information. Copy all of the configuration information and create your own configuration.php file and paste it in there.
Upload the new configuration.php and CHMOD it to 777. You can also delete the installation directory.
You should be able to do everything from there.
1) Upload all the files that came with the Joomla! Package.
2) Go to the directory that you uploaded the files to and you will see that it requests you to change some permissions.
3) Make sure you change those permissions to 777 and then there are also 2 other things in red that you need to fix.
4) In order to fix those issues create an .htaccess file with the following lines:
php_flag register_globals off
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc on
(Note: Do not use the .htaccess file that Joomla! has provided, create your own.)
5) You do not need to worry about the session save path (it will work without touching any of that). Also do not change the permissions on the config file until the very end (also don't rename the configuration.php-dist to configuration.php yet).
6) Proceed with the installation process and fill in the required forms such as your MySQL database username and password, ect...
7) After the database step you will see the final setup page that has the configuration information. Copy all of the configuration information and create your own configuration.php file and paste it in there.
Upload the new configuration.php and CHMOD it to 777. You can also delete the installation directory.You should be able to do everything from there.