IonCube Loader is a tool, which is necessary to run files which are encoded with ionCube PHP Encoder. The aforementioned is an app used to make PHP code human unreadable, so as to protect it from reverse engineering and illegal usage. A great number of script-driven applications, in particular online forums, content management systems and electronic commerce solutions are encoded with ionCube PHP Encoder, which means that when you purchase a script and you find that ionCube is on the list of hosting environment prerequisites, you need to ensure that your website hosting server has the tool pre-installed. Although it is not that difficult to set it up if you have your own server, it is almost impossible to do that on a shared hosting server due to the fact that the PHP environment shall have to be precompiled and all the clients on the server shall be affected.

IonCube in Cloud Website Hosting

IonCube Loader is available with all the cloud website hosting plans which we provide, so every time you require it in order to install and run some script application which requires it, you can activate it with a click inside the Advanced section of the Hepsia Control Panel. As you can switch the PHP release that is active for your account in the same section, you will need to activate the tool for each new version which you set. In case you are more experienced, you can use a php.ini file in a domain or subdomain folder and set both the PHP version as well as the status of ionCube Loader for that particular site only, without affecting the whole account. This way you can manage both new and older script apps for multiple sites within the same account - a thing that you cannot do with lots of other web hosting providers on the market.

IonCube in Semi-dedicated Servers

Every single semi-dedicated server account that is generated on our outstanding cloud web hosting platform includes ionCube Loader support, which means that you can install any kind of script application which needs the tool. Then employ it in order to start and maintain your web presence. You can activate ionCube through the PHP Configuration area of the Control Panel and it will take you only a few clicks to do this. The change takes effect immediately, so you're able to proceed and install the needed script inside your account. If you choose to change the PHP version that is active for the account, you will have to enable ionCube for the new release too. Our in-house made platform also allows you to have a different PHP release for each and every domain or subdomain, that is done with a php.ini file in every domain folder. In the same way, you'll be able to enable/disable ionCube Loader for each website hosted in your semi-dedicated account.