I have uploaded the zenphoto 1.3 folder to my webspace but when I open the /zenphoto/zp-core/setup.php page it shows the following:

Systems Check:

* PHP version 5.2.1
* PHP Safe Mode
* PHP magic_quotes_gpc
* PHP gettext() support

and then the rest of the page is blank and has no GO button? It's as if it checks these 4 things, gives them all green ticks and then does nothing more. When I check the source for the setup.php file from firefox there are not or tags so it's a bit like there is no more code output? Could this be a PHP error?

When I access the root of zenphoto I get this message:

Zenphoto encountered an error
MySQL Error: Zenphoto received the error Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) when connecting to the database server.

Anyone have any idea what's going on here? Does Zenphoto not like my web hosting/PHP oor MySQL?

I've never had any problems with any other PHP/MySQL based CMS.

Yes, you did not enter the correct MySQL account data. The server is not "localhost" on most (shared) hostings. Ask your host if not sure.

I haven't been given the option to enter any MySQL data yet though. I would expect to type this info in at the setup.php page. Literally this is what I have done.

1. Uploaded every file from the zip to zenphoto folder.
2. Opened the setup.php (then it only shows the first 4 checks and then the rest of the page is blank.

Check it out: http://www.dunnill.com/zenphoto/zp-core/setup.php

The installation guide doesn't say anything about editing any config files before going to the setup.php page. CMS in general tend to let you enter your MySQL database and username/password in the setup page rather than manually edit files.

If it doesn't let me enter any info or press the GO button that's described in the guide then it won't work.

Could this be a PHP issue?

Zenphoto's setup will ask for the MySQL data actually. Do you have a mysql database running at all? The info as far as I can see is good, it is most likely not your php. But are there any other errors in your log? A broken page like this is suggesting that.

The item being checked just after gettext() is the mbstring configuration. There seems to be some kind of error occurring when this check is made. If I remember correctly there has been a work-a-round for this situation in the nightly builds. So you might wish to install the nightly build to see if it gets you around the problem.