Thread: How to Install/upgrade Ioncube Loader Using Putty on Server

//In order to view encoded ionCube files on your server you need the ionCube loader. This is a free plugin for Apache web server that only takes a few minutes to install and is well worth it.

http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php

Requirements:
- Root Shell access to your server
- phpinfo page: create a new document and call it phpinfo.php. Inside place phpinfo(); Place this document in your www directory so you can view it and see all your PHP settings.

Installing ionCube Loader:

1. Download the program and store it on your server using wget or FTP.

CODE

Code:

 wget http://downloads2.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86.tar.gz

2. Unpack the program
tar -zxvf ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz

3. cd ioncube

4. copy ioncube-loader-helper.php to a web directory such as your hosting directory and open it in your

browser window.
cp ioncube-loader-helper.php /home/userdirectoryhere/www

Then open it http://www.yourdomai---------/ioncube-loader-helper.php

The output should be something similar to:

An ionCube Loader file is required by PHP to read files encoded with the ionCube Encoder. This page will determine how you can install Loaders on this particular server.

An ionCube encoded file has been loaded successfully.
Encoded files should now function correctly.

If you have a problem with your PHP application, please contact the application provider.

OR

Analysis of your system configuration shows:

PHP Version 5.2.5
Operating System Linux
Threaded PHP No
php.ini file /usr/local/lib/php.ini
Required Loader ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so

5. Now lets move the iconcube directory to a permanent location:
cd ..
mv ioncube /usr/local

6. Now that you know the location of php.ini you need to edit it.
pico /usr/local/lib/php.ini

Now find where other zend extentions are in the file.
ctrl + w: zend_extension

Paste in your new line for ioncube loader
zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so

7. Save the changes
ctrl + X then Y and enter

8. Restart the web server to take effect.
/etc/init.d/httpd restart

Success! You should now see a section in your PHP Info page that says:
Additional Modules
Module Name ionCube Loader

Great tutorial. Easy to follow