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I have no clue about this weird behaviour on your site. Most installations of XOOPS run flawless.
(Most problems arise when session support is not on on some hosters or with wrong database credentials, or no rights to create them automatic in step 4 or 5.)
The info.php file should run, without any problems. If it does not, there is a problem that the hoster should correct.
Maybe there is some .htaccess file, that restricts access or rewrite URL's.
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Would it help if I made a new map i.e XOOPS and redirect from the mainsite with a index.html?
It could, it takes only a little time to try it. (Start the install with www.mydomain.com/xoops/)