started again from scratch.
have since learned how to use ssh server and putty
(http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26927)
and now phpmyadmin is fine but having new problems
getnameinfo failed &
cant login to squirrelmail
started again from scratch and hit the
getnameinfo failed problem on page 2 of howto
I have started another thread for this
(http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26947)
detailing the contents of my files etc.
please take a look at that thread as I am at a loss at where i could be going wrong that early in the piece.
Cheers