Install error when installing on a remote host

[TestType]

Hi. I'm running CMS Made Simple 1.4. I'm trying to install it on a host provider machine that is running PHP 4.3.10, MySQL 3.23.58 and Apache 1.3.27 on Linux. I set it up via FTP using FTPzilla.

when I go to install I get the following error messages:

Warning: main(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/vefir/fyrirtaeki/t/www.tekton.is/www/cms/fileloc.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (.:/var/tmp) in /vefir/fyrirtaeki/t/www.tekton.is/www/cms/install/index.php on line 40

Warning: main(/vefir/fyrirtaeki/t/www.tekton.is/www/cms/fileloc.php): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in /vefir/fyrirtaeki/t/www.tekton.is/www/cms/install/index.php on line 40

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '/vefir/fyrirtaeki/t/www.tekton.is/www/cms/fileloc.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/apache-1.3.27/php/lib/php') in /vefir/fyrirtaeki/t/www.tekton.is/www/cms/install/index.php on line 40

I do not have priviliges to upload or modify .htaccess files on the machine but I did upload them as htaccess.txt and my service provider changed them to .htaccess. However since I can't access them I can't really try the .htaccess edits suggested in the troubleshooting section.

Could it be a permission issue? I CHMOD changed the specified directories to 777 as instructed although I have no idea if it was required or not on this server.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to read this!

[Dr.CSS]

Sounds like they have it locked down pretty tight or the php they have is not setup right, htaccess is something I would mess with after the install, no need for it during install...

You sure chmod permissions took/stuck/worked?...

Are they real inexpensive host?...