[SOLVED] Install Issue - Unable to Login - Initial Database (MySQL) Import Timing Out

I'm attempting to install in a shared hosting environment (DreamHost) where it appears some timeout (FastCGI perhaps) is preventing the initial database import from completing. I have no control over that timeout variable, at least, not that I know of. I am able to access the shell (command line) for the server and can use a custom php.ini file, but since it's a shared environment, I do not have access to root.

So, when the installation appears to be complete, I'm left at the login screen unable to login with admin/admin or any other username/password combination. If I drop all of the tables in the database and login as admin/admin again, it'll add the tables back to the database and appear to finish, but actually timeout, and I'm left a the login screen yet again unable to login.

Assuming that I cannot change the variable that's causing the timeout and that this is, in fact, the problem (I'm pretty sure it is because each time I try to install I end up with a different number of tables in the database - 76 one time, 128 another, 135 another, etc...), is there a recommended way of installing the database via phphMyAdmin or the command line?

Also, how many database tables should be in the database at the end of the installation process?

I searched in the "db" folder and saw a bunch of .sql files, but none of them would import properly for various reasons.

Are there any tricks to getting this installed on DreamHost shared servers?

Thanks.

What you can do is an iterative way.
Download each major versions (1.0, 2.0, ...) and install them one after one.
When 5.0 is done, you can install the latest you want (5.1.5 for stable, 5.2.1 for latest).

That did it, thanks. It took a while on my host, but it worked in the end.