I had the same problem and found that i had uploaded a file to the wrong directory. (The file had the same name.) I discovered this by looking at the size of the file. The file size was very different than the one in the original installation package.
to correct it i uploaded the original file over top of the file i accidentally uploaded.
Good luck.
Mike
Dear Newtech,
I found your post while searching for a solution for my problem of "Fatal error ...redeclare magic quotes..."
Were you able to solve it? Or, did you have to start over.
Mike