SourceGuardian for PHP does not generally require any special modifications to be made to the server.
Sourceguardian PHP Encoder is a tool that allows developers to distribute code onto the majority of virtual hosting setups with no alteration to the php.ini file.
All you need to run a protected script is a small decoder file which is simply included with your script and the ability to dynamically load modules at run time - the default install of PHP.
Even if your target platform is running in PHP Safe Mode (and hence won't allow dynamic module loads) we've not found a hosting provider yet who refused to enable SourceGuardian 6.0 for PHP compatability server wide with a single entry in the PHP.ini file.
NOTE: In order to download SourceGuardian for PHP you must register free of charge HERE.
Here are some key features of "Sourceguardian PHP Encoder":
· Fully encode and deploy for PHP5 (and PHP4)
· Choice of Windows/Linux/Mac OS X encoding clients
· Work only with other files encoded with your copy of SourceGuardian
· Command line encoder available now!
· Encrypt to domain name (for superrior security based on specified domain name)
· Encrypt to IP (for superrior security based on specified IP address)
· License generator for encoded scripts
· Replace the standard error handler with your own messages
· Full online help and PDF user manual
· Easy to use Wizard interface and Advanced mode in GUI
· Automatic backup of source files
· Deployment options
· Lock to multiple LAN hardware (MAC) addresses
· Full Bytecode Encryption - protect your files by removing the original PHP Source Code
· Powerful encryption built on top of Bytecode
· Lock to specific dates or days in the future
· Lock to multiple domain names
· Lock to multiple ip addresses
· Customised banners and messages for trial scripts and for IP/Domain limited scripts
· Run scripts under virtual hosting accounts with no change to the default php installation
· Encoded files run under Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, Mac OS X, SunOS Solaris (x86-32-bit/x86-64-bit/Sparc)
· Encrypt multiple files, folders and projects with a single click
· Fully compatible with Zend Optimizer
· Requires no changes to the Linux kernel
· Create projects to easily manage your workload
· Add file masks for automatically including or excluding files
· Require no changes to the standard web server installation
· Include any HTML or PHP code to run before a protected script
· Encoding of HTML templates and other non-PHP files (including Smarty templates)
· Free minor updates
· Technical support
Requirements:
· sourceguardian.com account
Limitations:
· 7 days trial period.