IonCube Loader is a tool, that's necessary to run files which are protected with ionCube PHP Encoder. The aforementioned is an app which is used to make PHP code human unreadable, as a way to protect it from reverse engineering and unauthorized usage. Many script-driven apps, especially online forums, content management systems and e-commerce solutions are encoded with ionCube PHP Encoder, so when you obtain a script and you notice that ionCube is on the list of website hosting environment prerequisites, you should make sure that your website hosting server has the tool pre-installed. Though it's not that hard to install it when you have your own server, it is almost impossible to do that on a shared web hosting server because the PHP environment will have to be precompiled and all of the clients on the server will be affected.
IonCube in Cloud Hosting
IonCube Loader is installed on all the web servers that are a part of our cloud website hosting platform, so whatever the cloud hosting plan that you choose during the signup process, you'll be able to activate it from the Hepsia Control Panel. This process is as simple as right-clicking an On/Off button inside the Advanced section, so even if this is your first hosting account ever, you won't have to do anything complex. The same section will allow you to select the PHP release for your account (4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2), and in case you would like to move to another version, you just need to activate ionCube Loader for it too. As our platform is very flexible, you can even set a different PHP version and a different status of ionCube by using a php.ini file in every domain folder. In case this is something you'd like to do but you do not have much experience, our 24/7 technical support team shall assist you in no time.
IonCube in Semi-dedicated Servers
Each semi-dedicated server account that's created on our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform includes ionCube Loader support, and you can set up any script app which needs the software tool. Then use it in order to launch and maintain your web presence. You can activate ionCube from the PHP Configuration area of your Control Panel and it will take you no more than a couple of clicks to do this. Your change will take effect immediately, so you're able to proceed and set up the necessary script inside your account. If you'd like to change the PHP version which is active for your account, you'll need to enable ionCube for the new version as well. Our in-house built platform also allows you to have a different PHP release for each domain or subdomain, that is done with a php.ini file in every domain folder. In the same way, you are able to enable/disable ionCube Loader for each individual site hosted in your semi-dedicated account.