Having real trouble installing to test. First I got this error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/sites/media-slave.co.uk/public_html/silverstripe/install.php on line 513

Then found out I need to trigger php5 which I did with this script in my htaccess
SetEnv DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION 5

Then I get this prob:
Please set the PHP option short_open_tag to true, restart your webserver, and then refresh your browser to continue.

I tried to fix this by adding a php.ini & php5.ini in the install folder. It kinda made a difference. Now I get this page:
http://www.media-slave.co.uk/silverstripe/home/successfullyinstalled
But is displays either a 404 error or the whole install.php file as text

AllowOverride is already configured on our servers.

What can I try next. really want to get this working and test it. Do I need any filepermissions set?

I deleted the mysql, deleted all the files and reinstalled with all settings running as above. Now my install page just gives me a blank.....

So have I done everything I can or is there anything else I can try? Sorry to be a pain but this cms looks great. I am a Joomla fan but this seems a bit simpler to use especially for some of my clients. Would really like to get to the bottom of this.

I guess my main prob is I run virtual hosts so its hard to get certain php/apache function changed.