ionCube PHP on Debian

ionCube produces leading tools for PHP source code protection to secure your PHP software from prying eyes and to combat software piracy. In order to view encoded ionCube files on your server you need the ionCube loader. Featuring an advanced compiled-code encoding engine that translates source to highly efficient bytecodes, ionCube encoding tools deliver the ideal combination of maximum source code protection without sacrificing performance, reliability or language compatibility.

Installing ionCube Loader

1. Get the latest version of the ionCube Loader from ionCube.com

   wget http://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86.tar.gz

2. Unpack this package to /var/www/ (a default web directory for Debian)

   tar zxvf ioncube_loaders_lin_x86.tar.gz --directory=/var/www/

3. Open ioncube in your browser window
   Then open it http://www.yourdomain.com/ioncube/ioncube-loader-helper.php
   The output should be something similar to:
   Analysis of your system configuration shows:

   PHP Version 4.3.10-16
   Operating System Linux
   Threaded PHP No
   php.ini file /etc/php4/apache2/php.ini
   Required Loader ioncube_loader_lin_4.3.so
   

4. Now lets move the iconcube directory to a permanent location:

   cd ..
   mv ioncube /usr/local/ioncube

5. Edit your php.ini

   vi /etc/php4/apache2/php.ini

   Paste in your new line for ioncube loader

   zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_4.3.so

   Save the changes

6. Restart the web server to take effect.

   /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Well done. Good Luck