tbh I've not had problems with fantastico before, but if something as minor as dodgy translations can cause a problem like this, I doubt I'll be using it again. Again, thanks for the help.
(And I'm going to make regular directory backups, too )
With 90% of the forum infrastructure I have in place, I decided to make a backup of the forum before proceeding with the installation of several mods I wanted to use (namely using the backup feature in ACP).
The first mod I went to install was a 'did you know?' mod downloaded from: http ...