[TYPO3-english] first-use problem

[Pascal Cramer]

Pascal Cramer wrote:
> ulrichbuscher at aol.com wrote:
>> Hi folks.
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>> I’m a newbie and have a problem with using the backend admin displays 
>> after installing TYPO3.
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>> I have done my best to follow the install instructions and I’m sure 
>> that this is something basic but I’m at my wits end to work this out!
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>> I want to just add a new page and get the following display:
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>> “The website cannot display the page. Most likely causes: The website 
>> is under maintenance. The website has a programming error.”
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>> The following steps generate this error:
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>> Page – New – Page (Inside)
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>>    and
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>> Page – New – Click here for wizard! – (either left arrow)
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>> This is the first time I have entered backend-admin after installing, 
>> so there are no pages created.
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>> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
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>> cheers
> 
> Hi Ulrich,
> 
> I cannot remember ever getting the error message you get.
> Which TYPO3 version did you install?
> Does it occur when you create the page or when you try to view it?
> 
> Perhaps you can try to start with the dummy package which contains a 
> sample site.
> 
> Also a good document to get you on the road: 'Getting started' in 
> http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/
> (the screenshot are a bit updated but the instructions are still correct)
> 
> Hope this helps a bit :-)
> 
> Pascal

Thinking about the message you get: it sounds like an "internal server error", 
an error thrown by the webserver.
Does your hosting provider meet the requirements for hosting TYPO3:
   http://typo3.org/about/system-requirements/

Pascal