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Enabling ionCube Support

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Last Updated: January 12, 2010 12:53 PM

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

To Enable ionCube Support

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

    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 How do I find my absolute hosting 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].