It seems my server will not let me install on( connect to the SQL server, everything else works via rocket) from anywhere but the root the hive template and a fresh install of Joomla - I cannot connect the SQL server - are there other settings one would use when you are installing for local host?
I have. I figured it out this am...I unzipped the Joomla/hive archive on my server and it placed the folders in a rocket theme folder. I moved all the files in this folder to roots and it installed perfectly - DUMB mistake !!!!