To use Couch you must at least have a working knowledge of HTML and CSS and know the basics of creating a website. You should also be familiar with the use FTP to upload files to your server. No previous knowledge of PHP is required.
IMPORTANT! Microsoft IIS web server is NOT supported.
IMPORTANT! Core files of Couch are IonCube encoded and will require IonCube loaders on your server to run them. Please see note below.
If you intend to install Couch on your local computer (for testing) there are a number of packages that you can use
IonCube loader required for running Couch is usually available at all decent web hosts. If your web host does not support it yet, you'll have to send a request to your provider asking him to enable IonCube loader.
If, however, you are installing Couch on your local machine you might have to install IonCube loader yourself.
The process requires downloading the appropriate loader from IonCube's site, placing it within your local website and perhaps having to make a one line change to php.ini.
To guide you through the process, IonCube has made available a wizard at its website.