Apache 2.x or Microsoft IIS 7
PHP support for the SQLite PDO driver
PHP support for the MySQL PDO driver
MySQL (5.0.4 or higher) with InnoDB support
PHP support for PDO
PHP support for GD2
PHP 5.3.x and above (not php 5.5 yet)
i) site > system information > directory permissions - are all GREEN (except config.php which should be red)
ii) check folders are 755, files 644 and that owner/group are correct using ftp client
iii) specifically check cache folder and css-compiled folder
iv) check that your are NOT using apachehandler for you hosting and that instead you are using fastCGI/cgi. If you are you need to correct this in cPanel or Plesk or ask your host to change this. Then you'll have to start again afresh.
v) Use the Joomla Forum Post Assistant to do detailed checks
http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=621&t=582860
Regarding "setting" number of positions in template manager - you don't - this is merely a toggle so you can see the different layout. the number of positions actually use depends on the number of module positions your have published modules to in that position area.
Of course you should also look at the Gantry documentation too which can be found at
http://gantry-framework.org
.
Regards, Mark.
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@MrT, thanks for this excellent reply.
Did get on other server only now i do have some other things to figure out. Maby post an fpa file later if i can't get true...
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