installation problem, hangs after database server,user name

[splatacat]

I have a problem with installation of Ms2-max 1.7 After I finished the page with Database Server, Username, etc, the next page was not shown correctly. I could only see less than half of the background, and there was no errors in the page, I couldn't keep going.

Any one knows what's going on?

Have it running on win xp testing it, no problems, with php 4.3.9 and mysql 4.1, IIS 5

however when i setup on our server the above happens
win 2000 server running php 4.3.9 and mysql 4.1, IIS 5

happens with both oscommerce-2.2ms2 and Ms2-max 1.7
only difrence is the operating system and that the testing server is local, and actual instalation is http authorised

Any help would be appreciated
thanks
Chris

[neil]

If you are using IIS 5 - so be it.
I have used EasyPhp - installs mySql, Php, phpMyAdmin & Apache - older versions of mySql, Php but works fine under WinDoze.

[splatacat]

I have found the problem to be that php never saw the mysql service, so i got rid of both instalations and installed mysql first then php.
Everything worked fine then, i tried this earlier but think there was still some php files resident in the system.

Believe me i'd rather be using a linux server with apache, however its the hosting my client is currently with, so i'll live with it for now.
till i convince him to switch hosting.