hello ... I am using an unfamiliar web host for the next site I am developing so am a little out of my comfort zone re the IonCube loaders. With 1and1 (the host I am familiar with) I have installed IonCube myself. With this new host - names.co.uk - I have checked with their support and am told that

Currently your site is hosted on a shared hosting cluster with other customers sites. As such you will not be able to amend any of the configuration of the server or install any ion loaders. However the following loader is already installed - ionCube PHP Loader v4.2.2, Copyright (c) 2002-2012, by ionCube Ltd.

Do you think this sounds OK for Couch to run?

[KK]

Hi,

However the following loader is already installed - ionCube PHP Loader v4.2.2, Copyright (c) 2002-2012, by ionCube Ltd.

If ionCube loader is already installed I don't see any problem in running Couch.