<?php define("DATABASE_NAME", 'foxy-orders'); $couchdb = new CouchDB(DATABASE_NAME); try { $response = $couchdb->getDoc('preferences'); } catch (CouchDBException $e) { die($e->getMessage() . "\n"); } $preferences = $response->getBodyAsObject(); if (!$preferences || !$preferences->shared_secret || !$preferences->install_url) { die("Foxycouch hasn't been set up properly -- please make sure there is a document with ID 'preferences' that has 'shared_secret' and 'install_url' fields in the " . DATABASE_NAME . " database"); }