--- a/couchdb/settee/tests/README
+++ b/couchdb/settee/tests/README
@@ -1,1 +1,10 @@
+1. Make sure you have latest PEAR PHPUnit installed:
+  > sudo upgrade pear
+  > sudo pear channel-discover pear.phpunit.de
+  > sudo pear install phpunit/PHPUnit
 
+2. You need PHP 5.3.2 or later to run some tests that deal with private or protected methods. If you use an earlier
+  version of PHP, these tests will be skipped.
+  
+3. Run all tests with:
+  > phpunit .