I'm trying to install locally on OSX, but when I navigate to:

http://localhost/~user/website_name/couch

I only get a file directory listing of the couch folder. I have been following instructions and have created a new MySQL database, modified config.php file, but to no avail.

I thought when I navigated to that location, it would activate an install.

Any thoughts?

[KK]

Hello and welcome, William.

Please try adding 'index.php' to the URL, i.e. make it
http://localhost/~user/website_name/couch/index.php

If now, instead of the expected 'Installation required' screen, you get something else (maybe a prompt for downloading index.php), it'd mean that your web-server is not properly configured to handle files with .php extension.

As an aside, the URL you mentioned sparks off some doubts. It should normally have been http://localhost/couch/ - unless you are deliberately installing Couch two sub-folders deep from your web root. Are you sure it is correct?

Thanks