I'm not a Zend guy because either of zend framework and zend guard get down runtime speed obviously. Zend Guard: A perfect way to guard but it's harder than phc or ion because you need Zend runtime environment (ZRE) on your server and Zend Guard is absolutely non-free however if you are a Zend guy (zend framework+zend IDE+zend Guard) you should know Zend Guard is compatible with zend IDE and code blocking process will be so easy. Absolutely not free and for who thinking about ccr-ac*ks finding it for php locker is impossible. It had error with compiled code and it's released for lower than php5. However result is magic and has famous name such as ion Phc (php compiler): free and was a good case but 'Brendan Long' said the truth because phc has a painful install way. Ion protector ( ): Oh not free but I heard many about his famous name You will find about whole description and comparison on: Ī lot of obfuscators you will find on the web but there's no guarantee for your codes to work.Įven I found a mixed way with Visual C++ and MSVS for obfuscating php and because also I'm experienced with asp.net I tested it however didn't work. Will we need an extra environment or installed tools on the php server? How much speed of php runtime performance will get low(down)(how much speed down) The most important issues with php script protecting tools are: I provide some description but try to google them and pardon me.īe careful with your search because you may encounter to php compressors instead and compressors are just about GZIP and other http transfer compression mechanisms. Some months ago I searched for it (php code protection or script protection) and my results were:

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