That was the message I got when I wen to the http://yourserver.shb/smf/install.php. I tried to chmod the servers, but when I went back to install.php, i got the FTP Connection Information. Does anyone know how i can solve this?
Double-check that everything is chmodded as specified in the Installation Guide (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=6765.0). The error message that you got means SMF couldn't connect to the FTP server with the information you supplied - make sure everything is correct (ftp server, username, password and path).