dashboard wont launch

hey guys

im a wordpress newbie, and desperately trying to get a site up before the weekend.

i’ve created the database on my server and amended/uploaded the wp-config.php file. WordPress seemed to install ok and it prompted me to create a user and pass – which i did.

however, after inputting these nothing happens? the template site is showing fine, but i cant access the dashboard to upload a new theme?

any help is very appreciated.

thx
karl