If the affiliate software you use solves your business problems but does not meet your needed technical specifications, you have no option but to throw it away. It is much better to consider the following points before you purchase any affiliate marketing software. Does your hosting server meet the system requirements of the affiliate software?No matter how good your affiliate software is, it is worthless if it cannot be installed onto your web server. For example, if your affiliate software is written in PHP and you try to install it in a Windows server with no PHP support, you have wasted both time and money. To avoid this situation consider the system requirement information to ensure that your hosting server will support the software. Then, and only then, can you feel confident to buy the product. The following system requirement information should be checked before you make a purchase: - Programming platform and version support (PHP/ASP.NET, etc.)
- Database platform and version support (MySQL/MS-SQL, etc.)
- Ioncube installation support
- Cron support
- Operating platform support (Unix/Windows, etc.)
- Web server platform support (Apache/IIS, etc.)
- CURL support
- Minimum disk space requirement
Please note that a system requirement check is even more important when you are going to buy a version requiring a download. However, for a hosted version, it's importance is likely to be nil or minimal. If you want to communicate with your affiliate in a language other than English, should you ensure that the affiliate software provides a language pack?If you want to set up the software and communicate with your affiliate in a language other than English,it is essential to ensure that your affiliate software comes with a language pack including your language of choice. | 
