[phiscribe]

Ok, I removed the .htaccess file and tired a fresh install, same results.

I tired again, but this time after the first "loop" back to Database Configuration, I put the .htaccess file back in place. The install then went further, with some errors. I was so suprised to see something diffrent happen I forgot to copy the errors which may have been just warnings. I can now access the admin area and it reports 6.4.

When I look at the settings.php I think I see what was causing the problem.

Old Values: $db_url = 'mysql://---(more stuff)
New Values: $db_url = 'mysqli://---(more stuff)

Post Drupal 6.2 must be using mysqli not mysql. Or perhaps the Fantastico installer points to a diffrent database server with diffrent settings, (I'm fuzzy on this.)

No where in the install process do I see a way to specify mysqli instead of mysql.

However, the database is no longer blank, now having tables and structure. Somehow, adding the .htaccess back during the middle the install triggered something elese that allowed the install to continue, at least that's my theory.

So it now has a database and is functioning,

Thanks for the suggestion that lead me to find what seems to be a solution and gain the knowledge about the mysqli verses mysql requirements.

Now onward to phpBB, phpbbforum, and figuring out how translations work.