Mamba,

Many Thanks and Blessing!

Using XOOPS2.5.6 Beta solved the install problem and I was able to generate a clean and functional XOOPS install on localhost.

One minor point. Your reply stated that "Obviously" I was using a more current PHP Version. While I admit I possess FAR from expert level PHP skills and my CMS skills are next to zero...to me, there was nothing "Obvious" about the install failure with Xoops2.5.5 being caused by a PHP Version conflict.

I will, however, admit that I might well just be too PHP challenged to have realized the source of the problem.

Again, Many Thanks

Jake

I too have a 'no-go' situation at Step 11 site config screen. But in my case, XOOPS is throwing out hundreds of 'Strict Standard' errors regarding various php calls. These messages began to appear during Step 6 and take the form:

"Strict Standards: Non-static method MyTextSanitizer::getInstance() should not be called statically in C:\Downloads\xampp\htdocs\install\include\functions.php on line 54"

As I said, there are hundreds of these messages being generated. I DO get positive confirmations on Steps 6 to 10, in spite of the errors. But at Step 11 the installer simply hangs.

I see no one has replied to the original post. Let's hope some knowledgeable friend will now....cause this is ridiculously frustrating.

And FYI, this is a Win7Pro install for 'localhost' testing and yes XAMMP & MySQL are, to the best of my knowledge, up and running correctly.