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109 lines
3.9 KiB
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The ionCube Loader
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This package contains:
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* ionCube Loaders
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* a Loader Wizard script to assist with Loader installation (loader-wizard.php)
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* the License document for use of the Loader and encoded files (LICENSE.txt)
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* User Guide describing options that can be configured through a php.ini file.
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There are options that may improve performance, particularly with files on
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a network drive. Options for the ionCube24 intrusion protection and PHP error
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reporting service (ioncube24.com) are also described.
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INSTALLATION
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Quick Guide for experienced system admins
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The Loader is a PHP engine extension, so should be referenced with
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a zend_extension line in a php.ini file. It must be the first engine
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extension to be installed.
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The Loader must be for the correct operating system, match the
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PHP version, and for whether PHP is built as thread-safe (TS) or not.
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All information required for installing is available on a phpinfo page.
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For example, if your web server is 64 bit Linux, thread safety is disabled,
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PHP is version 8.1.8, the main php.ini file is /etc/php.ini and you
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have unpacked Loaders to /usr/local/ioncube, you would:
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1) edit /etc/php.ini
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2) at the top of the php.ini file add
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zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_8.1.so
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3) restart the PHP environment (i.e. Apache, php-fpm, etc.)
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4) Check a phpinfo page and the Loader should show up in the Zend Engine box.
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Assisted Installation with the Loader Wizard
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1. Upload the contents of this package to a directory/folder called ioncube
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within the top level of your web scripts area. This is sometimes called the
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"web root" or "document root". Common names for this location are "www",
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"public_html", and "htdocs", but it may be different on your server.
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2. Launch the Loader Wizard script in your browser. For example:
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https://yourdomain/ioncube/loader-wizard.php
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If the wizard is not found, check carefully the location on your server
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where you uploaded the Loaders and the wizard script.
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3. Follow the steps given by the Loader Wizard. If you have full access to the
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server then installation should be easy. If your hosting plan is more limited,
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you may need to ask your hosting provider for assistance.
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4. The Loader Wizard can automatically create a ticket in our support system
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if installation is unsuccessful, and we are happy to assist in that case.
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YouTube with a search for "ioncube loader wizard" also gives some helpful
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examples of installation.
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WHERE TO INSTALL THE LOADERS
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The Loader Wizard should be used to guide the installation process but the
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following are the standard locations for the Loader files. Loader file
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packages can be obtained from https://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php
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Please check that you have the correct package of Loaders for your system.
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Installing to a remote SHARED server
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* Upload the Loader files to a directory/folder called ioncube within your
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main web scripts area. (This will probably be where you placed the
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loader-wizard.php script.)
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Installing to a remote UNIX/LINUX DEDICATED or VPS server
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* Upload the Loader files to the PHP extensions directory or, if that is
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not set, /usr/local/ioncube
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** Installing to a remote WINDOWS DEDICATED or VPS server
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* Upload the Loader files to the PHP extensions directory or, if that is
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not set, C:\windows\system32
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64-BIT LOADERS FOR WINDOWS
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64-bit Loaders for Windows are available for PHP 5.5 upwards.
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The Loader Wizard will not give directions for installing 64-bit Loaders for
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any earlier version of PHP 5.
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Copyright (c) 2002-2022 ionCube Ltd. Last revised July-2022
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