thanks for the welcome.
as far as i can see i have done all correctly.
I have however deveated slightly as i already have a folder called stats so called it awstats , i didnt see a problem , i could be wrong.
i have set the options in the config file, username/passwords for login and cpanel access.
and the site name.
i have placed the config file in root/safe folder.
when i go to log in i have the popup box asking for my username and password but i cant get past this.
any suggestions ?
Many thanks
Carl