How does the IonCube loader function?

[Emerson Abby]

May I know the function of the IonCube loader?

[Milo Adey]

If the file is an ionCube file, the ionCube Loader uses the compile hook to inspect it before the PHP engine compiles it and takes over the duty of processing it.

[River Brown]

Is it safe?

[Hazel Williams]

No. It is not much secure.

[Aaron Martin]

Is it free of cost?

[Clara Smith]

Yes, it is free.

[cooper smith]

The ionCube loader is available for free download and installation on any server.

[Hazel Williams]

This software tool helps you run files that have been encoded using the ionCube PHP Encoder.

[Jamie Lee]

How does the IonCube loader function?

[Hazel Williams]

Follow the steps to enable the Ioncube loader in cPanel:

1. Login to WHM.

2. Go to Server Configuration -> Tweak Settings -> PHP.

3. Select the IonCube check box for the cPanel PHP loader.

4. Click on the Save button.

5. That's it. This will enable Ioncube for you in 3rd party PHP binary.

[Clara Smith]

Where to discover the IonCube version in cPanel?

[River Brown]

By looking at the information from PHP info, you may quickly determine whether IonCube is running. To test this, write a PHP file with the following content: phpinfo(); The version for the IonCube loader is displayed here as a Zend Engine badge (the version on our servers is v3.

[Emerson Abby]

Thanks all for such valuable information.