HACKING ======= 1) you can modify the generated code as with any other PHP extension BUILDING ON UNIX etc. ===================== To compile your new extension, you will have to execute the following steps: 1. $ ./phpize 2. $ ./configure 3. $ make 4. $ make test 5. $ [sudo] make install BUILDING ON WINDOWS =================== No windows build is available at the moment TESTING ======= You can now load the extension using a php.ini directive extension="couchdb.so" or load it at runtime using the dl() function dl("couchdb.so"); The extension should now be available, you can test this using the extension_loaded() function: if (extension_loaded("couchdb")) echo "couchdb loaded :)"; else echo "something is wrong :("; The extension will also add its own block to the output of phpinfo();