I've used older versions of Jcow in the past and never had this happen. Upon installing, I got this message:

Site error: the file /home/danyael/public_html/hometown-directories.com/includes/libs/ss.inc.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so to be installed by the website operator. If you are the website operator please use the ionCube Loader Wizard to assist with installation.