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Hello...

I´m trying to install couchCMS on a windows machine.
I whant to install it under apache - htdocs

I have allready config my server, and i don´t whant to manipilate the server.

I whant the easy way, uppload and run.

I hope someone can help me, do i need anymore files ???

Sorry for my english, i´m from sweden.
Hello and welcome Niklas :)

Couch needs to be retrofitted with an existing site.
So first, please place your actual site's files into the htdocs folder and make sure they are being served right.
Once that is done, installing Couch would only mean placing the 'couch' folder (that gets extracted from the installation zip) into the htdocs folder too.
Set your database info in the couch/config.php file and you should be ready to go.

Please see http://www.couchcms.com/docs/tutorials/ ... -site.html for step-by-step illustrations of the method outlined above.

That said, one current requirement of Couch (set to change very shortly) is IonCube loader. The default lack of IonCube loader on local stacks is something that might stump you as you'll have to install it also for couch files to run.

Therefore, I suggest that you please use the portable version of Couch available for download from http://www.couchcms.com/products/ (you'll have to scroll a bit to the bottom). It has everything preconfigured and you'll just need to extract it and use it straightaway.
It will not interfere in any way with any other local Apache installations that you might have.

Hope this helps.
Hello...
Thanks for the fast replay...

So I only download the portable version, and uppload it to the htdocs folder.
Do i use every file or can i only use www folder.

I have already the newest
php, apache, phpmyadmin, mysql

And i dont whant to mess it up.
Niklas,

On our products page (http://www.couchcms.com/products/) there are two kind of downloads available -

One is the regular installation zip that contains only the 'couch' folder which is supposed to be placed within the htdocs (or the document root) folder of your web server.

The second is a larger download that is labeled as 'Portable'.
This actually contains a pre-installed Apache/PHP/MySql/ionCube/Couch stack.

You don't have to place any of its files within your existing web server.
It is a web-server by itself.
Just extract it anywhere within your root drives (i.e. C:, D: etc.) and follow the instructions in the INSTRUCTIONS.txt it contains.

Please let me know if something is unclear.
Thanks.
hello

I have install the ionCube loaded
I have uppload CouchCms to the file I whant it in.
c:/apache/htdocs/tps

I have restart the server...

All i get is a blank page :(

What can i do.
In all probability, IonCube is not installed properly.
To troubleshoot it, IonCube provides a wizard script. Please scroll down the http://www.couchcms.com/docs/requirements.html page and you'll find the directions.

An easier alternative would, of course, have been using the portable version that would've saved you all the hassle.
Hello...

I install it again, and now i get:

Loader Installed
The ionCube Loader version 4.4.0 for PHP 5.3 is already installed and encoded files should run without problems.

So now i try again with the crouchCMS

Thanks...
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