install gives index instead of admin page

Possibly that “index.php” isn’t set as a usable index page with your host. Check with them; sometimes they have only index.htm and index.html set to function as actual index pages.

will do

You got me on my feet again .. my fault.
The old site was base on SPIP and was defaulted to index.php3 …
Thanks!

Glad to hear it! Could we consider this topic resolved, then?