@fonzi 251568 wrote:
I’ve done it a few times and always do it manually. I wouldn’t trust a plugin to do it correctly.
To the OP, make sure you don’t have a conflict in the root folder between index.html and index.php. index.html will always win. Just connect via your ftp and delete index.html
That’s really important fact, it can save hours of hair pulling 
Also, when using Fantastico, on some systems it defaults to installing WP in the folder wordpress. So if you want it installed on your root, make sure that install box is blank. Also decide if you want yourdomain.com or http://www.yourdomain.com