Debian Tutorials Copy/Paste tutorials for Debian based Linux distros

18May/0911

Installing ionCube

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 (11) Trackbacks (0)
  1. Thank you for the super simple tutorial. I just switched to debian 5.0 from ubuntu and this was a big help.

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

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

  4. Ottima guida, grazie

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

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

  7. 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!

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

  9. Nice, thank you. Orlando good comment :)

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


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