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Installing ionCube

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ionCube protects software written using the PHP programming language from being viewed, changed, and run on unlicensed computers.

1. Download ionCube loaders

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

2. Extract

tar zxvf ioncube_loaders_lin_x86.tar.gz

3. Move to a permanent location

mv ioncube /usr/local/

4. Add reference to your php.ini file (pico /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini)

zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so

There are a few versions of the loader in the tar archive and you can choose the one that suites your needs

5. Restart apache

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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Comments 19
  • David Jacobs
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    David Jacobs David Jacobs

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    Thank you for the super simple tutorial. I just switched to debian 5.0 from ubuntu and this was a big help.

  • subikar
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    subikar subikar

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    Thank you very much man. This really help me do the work pretty quick.

  • Chad
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    Chad Chad

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    You are awesome. Thanks…That just saved me so much time!

  • dock
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    dock dock

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    Ottima guida, grazie

  • Rahul Kuldharan
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    Rahul Kuldharan Rahul Kuldharan

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    Nice solution its work in first attempt.
    ANd it work pretty.

  • hometronix
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    hometronix hometronix

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    Thanks for this installing guide, works grait on my Debian 5 server.

  • Orlando de Campos Tempobono
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    Orlando de Campos Tempobono Orlando de Campos Tempobono

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    Tanks for the great tutorial!! Install great on debian6 (squeeze).

    Only a tip to be more “debian like style/compatible”, the step 4 can be a file (ex. create a /etc/php5/conf.d/ioncube.ini) with the line zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so.
    It´s more compatible in future upgrades.

    Sorry for mispelling, english is not my main language, I´m Brazilian!

  • Orlando de Campos Tempobono
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    Orlando de Campos Tempobono Orlando de Campos Tempobono

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    sorry, in debian 6 use:
    zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so

  • catalin
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    catalin catalin

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    Thank you very much.
    Catalin From Romania

  • Julián Fernández
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    Julián Fernández Julián Fernández

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    Nice, thank you. Orlando good comment 🙂

  • Brahim
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    Brahim Brahim

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    Hello ,
    thanks for the tutorial but how can i test if the loader is installed with a php script?
    thanks.

  • Søren
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    Søren Søren

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    is this for botch 32 and 64 bit
    http://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86.tar.gz

  • fry
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    fry fry

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    for 64 bit use
    http://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz

  • fry
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    fry fry

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    and for php version 5.3 use
    zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so

  • Cor
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    Cor Cor

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    Please make a new extion.ini in /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/ where all your extensions are. With making this you will keep your php.ini file clean and tight.

  • Ali Imran
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    Ali Imran Ali Imran

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    Quick procedure, most importantly no broken link that usually are found on blogs ….. Thanks…

  • Paweł Rabinek
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    Paweł Rabinek Paweł Rabinek

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    Works fine for me. Thanks for great tutorial! There’re newer versions of ioncube_loader_lin_5.X.so loader.

  • Oliver
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    Oliver Oliver

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    Thank you VERY MUCH for the tutorial ! Bits here and there were outdated, 3 years after it was written, which is only natural, but for the most of it, it was perfect. I’m grateful 🙂

    If the mention may be of use to other people, on a Debian Wheezy, here are the differences from the present tutorial, that I had to face :
    – the poor installation Wizard required that I placed the ioncube directory, found in the installation archive, in /usr/lib/php5/20100525/
    – the same installation wizard asked me to place “20-ioncube.ini” in /etc/php5/conf.d/, this file was simply containing this text : “zend_extension = /usr/lib/php5/20100525/ioncube_loader_lin_5.4.so”
    – this required a small change, the required.so file had to be copied from /usr/lib/php5/20100525/ioncube/ to one directory above, purely /usr/lib/php5/20100525/

  • igor
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    igor igor

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    Hi there, i am getting a problem with zend!
    i got this message:
    The following problem has been found with the ionCube Loader installation:
    The necessary zend_extension line could not be found in the configuration.

    I am using VPS Linux Debian Wheezy 32Bit..

    Any help?