Version 11.0 of the ionCube PHP Encoder is the industry standard solution to protect PHP scripts, making it quick, simple and easy to protect your PHP source code from observation, theft and change.
The ionCube Encoder compiles sourcecode to bytecode, can obfuscate and encrypt compiled code if desired, and has features to protect decryption keys in various ways, including a unique approach of algorithmic non-stored keys we call Dynamic Keys.
In addition, PHP licensing features built into the Pro and Cerberus editions allow PHP scripts to be licensed, restricting where PHP code can run and whether it has an expiry time.
The PHP Encoder is available for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and macOS, all editions feature command line Encoders for easy automation, and the Windows and macOS Encoders also include a GUI.
ionCube Encoded files can be used on the most widely used operating systems up to PHP 7.4. Support for other platforms is available on request.
The following guide will help you choose the right Encoder edition for your needs.
Website Owners: Basic, but consider Pro or Cerberus
To protect code related to configuration and customer data
on your own website from those who have access, such as hosting company, admins, and
hackers, the entry-level Basic version may suffice. The restriction features of Pro and
Cerberus will be worth considering though.
Product Developers: Pro or Cerberus
Pro and Cerberus provide protection PLUS the ability to create license files
for your products. License files can protect against unauthorised
use by locking code to specific machines and can also time expire, which is ideal
for releasing trial versions. The native licensing features offer benefits over
PHP based licensing, and has features to support adding ones own licensing ideas
on top.
Website Designers: Pro, consider Cerberus
As a designer, you may wish to provide early versions of your work to the
client before completion. You want the code to run, but not forever. Pro and
Cerberus allow you protect your files to expire at some point in the future,
allowing clients to try protected code for a limited time.
Enterprise Customers: Pro or Cerberus + Standard/Premium Support
We would recommend Pro or Cerberus plus a support plan so you have code protection,
you can restrict files to authorised machines, and you have access to support
cover beyond the limited initial free support.
Continuous Integration: Pro and Cerberus CI Edition
The CI Edition suits users encoding as part of a CI pipeline, where flexibility of
temporary machine licenses is beneficial. This product comes with 2 license slots,
more can be purchased as required, and license activation and deactivation can be
used to control a license at the start and end of session. License allocations are
also released every 24 hours and can be activated for a new instance if a previous
session failed before license deactivation.
Website Agency wanting to offer encoding as a service?
Please contact sales to ask about our Agency Edition.
Please view our product comparison for a summary and pricing.