Incorrect arguments to mysql_stmt_execute

My installation fails as soon as the installer tries to update tables in the DB.

My hosting provider is running PHP 5.2.13 using the Zend Engine v2.2.0 with the ionCube PHP Loader v3.1.32 and Zend Optimizer v3.3.9 on Apache 2.2.14 with MySQL/MySQLi 5.0.89.

Other LAMP apps work fine, but no luck yet with Omeka. All of the data files in the install.sql.php (dated 1/7/2010) were properly installed and populated. Then, after completing the “Configure Your Site” form, the installation failed with the following error message:

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli_Exception' with message 'Mysqli statement execute error : Incorrect arguments to mysql_stmt_execute' in /data/18/0/140/114/792603/user/812185/htdocs/dr/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php:214 Stack trace: #0 /data/18/0/140/114/792603/user/812185/htdocs/dr/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Statement.php(300): Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli->_execute(Array) #1 /data/18/0/140/114/792603/user/812185/htdocs/dr/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php(468): Zend_Db_Statement->execute(Array) #2 /data/18/0/140/114/792603/user/812185/htdocs/dr/application/libraries/Omeka/Db.php(74): Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract->query('? IN...', Array) #3 [internal function]: Omeka_Db->__call(Array, Array) #4 /data/18/0/140/114/792603/user/812185/htdocs/dr/application/libraries/Omeka/Db.php(238): Omeka_Db->query('query', Array) #5 /data/18/0/140/114/792603/user/812185/htdocs/dr/install/models/Installer.php(265): Omeka_Db->exec('? IN...', Array) #6 /data/18/0 in /data/18/0/140/114/792603/user/812185/htdocs/dr/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php on line 214

The corresponding log file contains the following:

2010-10-03T00:03:42-04:00 DEBUG (7): SHOW TABLES LIKE 'omeka_options'
2010-10-03T00:03:42-04:00 DEBUG (7): SELECT COUNT(id) FROM <code>omeka_options</code>
2010-10-03T00:04:37-04:00 DEBUG (7): SHOW TABLES LIKE 'omeka_options'
2010-10-03T00:04:37-04:00 DEBUG (7): SELECT COUNT(id) FROM <code>omeka_options</code>
2010-10-03T00:04:39-04:00 DEBUG (7): SHOW TABLES LIKE 'omeka_options'
2010-10-03T00:04:39-04:00 DEBUG (7):
            INSERT INTO omeka_entities (
                email,
                first_name,
                last_name
            ) VALUES (?, ?, ?)

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. TIA.