Install ionCube on DreamHost Server
IonCube is a solution to encode php files so that nobody can see the code. IonCube is used to protect the programs written in PHP language from being viewed or edited. User have to have ionCube loader installed on the server for running ionCube encoded files.
There are situation where you need to run softwares encoded with ionCube. For running those kind of programs you need ionCube loader installed on your server.
Recently I purchased a program called LP-Gen. I wanted to run it on my DreamHost account but that software needed ionCube loader installed on server. So I tried to find a way to install ionCube loader on the DreamHost account. I went to DreamHost wiki. I read the instructions but I didn't find the easy solution. It's written for very advanced techie guy.
I was looking for an easy way and finally I found readymade script made by sXi to install ionCube loader on DreamHost server.
Easy Way to Install ionCube Loader on DreamHost
Just follow these simple steps to install ionCube on DreamHost.
1) Go to http://sxi.sabrextreme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3. Register an account in the forum. (You'll find Register link on top-right corner of that page)
2) Login to the forum and download file dh-phpion.zip on the desktop and unzip it. You'll have to login to the forum to download the file.
3) Now upload dh-phpion.php file on the root directory of your DreamHost domain.
4) Run that file by calling it in the browser. So say your domain name is example.com, you will call it by http://example.com/dh-phpion.php
Now ionCube loader is installed on your domain and you are ready to use any software encoded with ionCube. This installation setup is only for domain and not for your complete DreamHost account. You'll have to install ionCube in each and every domain where you want to use ionCube.
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