NukeCoder

Site Admin Joined: Oct 25, 2004 Posts: 921

Getting the Ioncube loaders working can sometimes be a daunting task, especially when you look at the instructions on the Ioncube Site.

There are 2 ways to install, Run-time Loading Installation and Manual Installation in the php.ini File. Most people don't have access to the php.ini so the best method to use is the run-time loading. To do that you will need to download them from the Ioncube, but first you need to find some things out about your server.

You need to find out your servers Operating System and Platform.
Most PHP/MySQL servers use Linux as the operating system and are one the x86 platform. For that you would download the Linux (x86) package from http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php , unpack, and upload them to a folder named ioncube in the nuke root (with mainfile.php, etc.). If your server has a 64 bit processor, you would want the Linux (x86-64) package. Using PHP's built in function phpinfo will give you clues to the operating system and platform. To use this, place the following in a text file and name it info.php (remove space between php and info)

Code:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Upload info.php to your server then access it in your browser with http://yoursite/info.php
At the top of the page you should see System and that is where the info you need is.

Example:
This would require the package Linux (x86-64).

Quote:

Linux 2.6.15-28-amd64-generic #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Feb 1 15:53:41 UTC 2007 x86_64

Once you have the right package, just follow the run-time loading instructions on the Ioncube site and don't hesitate to ask me for help if you have any questions.