IdeaScout Installation Guide

Quickly gather product ideas at trade shows and local stores.

Important Notice: If these instructions feel too technical, please ask your hosting provider for help or consider hiring a professional (for example, via Fiverr) to install IdeaScout.

This app was created especially for Seller Systems Inner Circle members: Reach out to Patrik (from MM9 UK 02/25/25 Special Call) on FB Messenger to get personal help installing the application on your own hosting account.

Step 1: Determine Which Version to Install

IdeaScout is available in two versions:

Ideascout Light: A simpler (plain PHP + SQLite) version with minimal dependencies—ideal and compatible with most hosting servers.

Ideascout Laravel: A modern, feature-rich version that uses the Laravel Framework. It requires a hosting environment supporting PHP 8.1 (preferably 8.4), MySQL 5.7 (or MariaDB 10.5+), and Composer.

Questions for hosting provider:

"What PHP version is installed on my account? (I need PHP 8.1 or higher)"
"Does my hosting environment support Composer and Laravel-based applications? (only for Laravel version)"
"Which version of MySQL or MariaDB do you support? (I need MySQL 5.7 or MariaDB 10.5+ only for Laravel version)"

Step 2: Installation Instructions

Please choose one of the options below for detailed installation help:

Step 3: Download the IdeaScout Package

Click one of the buttons below to download the version you wish to install:

Note: IDEAScout Laravel will be available soon.

Step 4: Start Using IdeaScout

Visit https://your-subdomain.yourdomain.com/install.php to install the application.
Access your own version IDEAscout at https://your-subdomain.yourdomain.com/

Good Luck!