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Installing ionCube on Your Linux Hosting Account

By default, ionCube support is not enabled on our Linux hosting accounts, but you can enable it. Windows hosting accounts do not support ionCube.

NOTE: Before enabling ionCube support, you must enable Zend Optimizer. For more information, see Using Zend Optimizer.

To Install ionCube

1. Download the compressed Linux x86 binary file from ionCube's site. We recommend using the ZIP file.
2. Upload the compressed file to your hosting account. For more information, see Uploading Files Using the FTP File Manager.
3. Unarchive the compressed file in your hosting account. For more information, see Unarchiving Files and Directories with Your Hosting Account.

   NOTE: Unarchiving the compressed file creates the necessary /ioncube directory.

4. Add the following lines of script to your php.ini file using PHP4 or php5.ini file using PHP5 to reference the absolute path to the binary:
   
   
   [Zend]
   zend_extension=/absolutepath/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_X.X.so

   NOTE:: If your account does not have a php.ini or php5.ini file, you must create one.

   • To find your absolute path, see Finding Your Hosting Account's Absolute Path.
   • Replace "X.X" with "5.2" using PHP5, or "4.4" using PHP4.

     NOTE: The zend_extension script must appear as the first line after [Zend].

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