Wordpress installation problem

[timch]

I don't know if the problem is with the host or the software, but any help is appreciated.
I'm installing wordpress 2.7. I have entered my database information into wp-config.php and it is correct. When I go to /wp-admin/install.php I get this error:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 30720 bytes) in /home/timch/public_html/wp-admin/includes/template.php on line 3186

and line 3186 of template.php says:

array_shift($allowed_actions);

Any idea what has gone wrong?
Thanks.
Edit:
Turns out I need to bump up the memory limit, which does not work by editing the .htaccess file. I'll grab a support ticket.