IonCube Loader is a software instrument, that's necessary to run files which are protected with ionCube PHP Encoder. The latter is an application employed to make PHP code human unreadable, in order to protect it from reverse engineering or unauthorized use. A lot of script-driven applications, in particular discussion boards, content management systems and e-commerce solutions are encrypted with ionCube PHP Encoder, which means that when you get a script and you find that ionCube is among the hosting environment prerequisites, you should ensure that your web hosting server has the instrument pre-installed. Though it is not that difficult to set it up when you have your own server, it's almost impossible to do that on a shared web hosting server because the PHP environment will have to be precompiled and all clients on the server shall be affected.

IonCube in Cloud Website Hosting

IonCube Loader is provided with all of the cloud website hosting packages that we provide, so every time you need it in order to install and execute a script app which needs it, you can activate it with a single click in the Advanced area of your Hepsia Control Panel. Since you'll be able to switch the PHP release that is active for your account in the same section, you will have to activate the tool for each new version which you set. If you're more skillful, you're able to take advantage of a php.ini file in a domain or subdomain folder and set both the PHP version and the status of ionCube Loader for this particular website only, without affecting the whole account. Thus you will be able to manage both new and older script applications for multiple websites inside the same account - a thing that you will not be able to do with many other website hosting service providers on the market.

IonCube in Semi-dedicated Servers

Each and every semi-dedicated server account that's set up on our modern cloud website hosting platform has ionCube Loader support, and you'll be able to install any script application that requires the software tool. Then use it in order to launch and maintain your internet presence. You can enable ionCube from the PHP Configuration section of the Control Panel and it will take you no more than a few clicks to do this. Your change will take effect right away, so you are able to proceed and set up the necessary script inside your account. If you decide to change the PHP version which is active for the account, you will have to activate ionCube for the new version as well. Our custom platform also allows you to have a different PHP version for each and every domain or subdomain, that is done with a php.ini file in every domain folder. In the same way, you can enable/disable ionCube Loader for each website hosted in your semi-dedicated account.