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  1. ionCube PHP Encoder 8.3
  2. -----------------------
  3. Thank you for installing this evaluation of the ionCube PHP Encoder.
  4. Please take a moment to review the information here before exploring the
  5. product further.
  6. Product Layout
  7. ==============
  8. The product directory is structured as follows:
  9. README.txt - This file!
  10. EVALUATION-README.txt - Evaluation specific FAQ documentation.
  11. ioncube_encoder - The PHP Encoder for PHP 4 based scripts.
  12. ioncube_encoder5 - The PHP Encoder for PHP 4 and 5 based scripts.
  13. PHP 5.0.3 or newer is required to run files from
  14. this Encoder.
  15. ioncube_encoder53 - The PHP Encoder for PHP 4, 5 and 5.3 based scripts.
  16. PHP 5.3 or newer is required to run files from this
  17. Encoder.
  18. ioncube_encoder54 - The PHP Encoder for PHP 4, 5, 5.3 and 5.4 based scripts.
  19. PHP 5.4 or newer is required to run files from this
  20. Encoder.
  21. ioncube_encoder55 - The PHP Encoder for PHP 4, 5, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 based scripts.
  22. PHP 5.5 or newer is required to run files from this
  23. Encoder.
  24. make_license - Program to create license files for your PHP scripts
  25. if required (Pro and Cerberus editions only).
  26. docs/ - Documentation.
  27. docs/LICENSE.txt - Your End User License Agreement.
  28. docs/README-COMPAT.txt - Information on program compatibility with different
  29. FreeBSD versions (FreeBSD version only).
  30. docs/RELEASE-NOTES.txt - Information about changes in this release.
  31. docs/USER-GUIDE.pdf - The detailed user guide. Recommended reading, with
  32. full details of how to get started.
  33. loader-wizard/ - The ionCube Loader Wizard script for assisting with
  34. installing the ionCube Loader on a target server
  35. (required for running encoded files).
  36. loader-wizard/loader-wizard.php
  37. - The Loader Wizard script. Note that a more recent
  38. version may be available from:
  39. http://www.ioncube.com/lw
  40. On most servers, the Wizard will automatically
  41. detect and indicate if a new version is available.
  42. loader-wizard/README.txt
  43. - Wizard documentation.
  44. legacy/ - Encoders for producing encoded files that work with
  45. older versions of the ionCube Loader if required
  46. (Loaders before 4.4). These are from the previous
  47. Encoder release (7.0), and therefore do not have
  48. features that are new in the version 8 series of
  49. Encoders. The licensed software also includes
  50. obsolete Encoders from two major releases ago.
  51. Using Encoded Files - the ionCube Loader
  52. ========================================
  53. A free component called the ionCube Loader is provided to process encoded
  54. files. Loaders are available for many platforms, and with ionCube technology a
  55. widely used industry standard, many hosting servers have the Loader component
  56. installed by default. Where it is not pre-installed then depending on the
  57. web server configuration, a user can either easily install it themselves, or
  58. otherwise server administrators / hosting providers would usually do this
  59. if required.
  60. Two tools are provided to assist with Loader installation from
  61. http://loaders.ioncube.com. A Windows program called the Loader Installer is
  62. recommended, which can deploy a Loader to a remote server using FTP or sFTP
  63. and make the necessary changes to a php.ini file. An alternative is a PHP script
  64. called the Loader Wizard. The Wizard will indicate which Loader package and file
  65. are required to be installed, and advise on the PHP configuration changes.
  66. Loaders can be downloaded from http://loaders.ioncube.com
  67. To get a Loader setup for yourself, use the Loader Installer or simply install
  68. the Loader Wizard script (loader-wizard.php) onto a target web server,
  69. point your browser to the script and follow the instructions.
  70. What Next?
  71. ==========
  72. The User Guide PDF will guide you gently into the product with some simple
  73. examples, and then covers all the available Encoder options in detail.
  74. Other topics such as license file creation and an API in the Loader are
  75. also covered in later chapters. For a quick reminder when using the Encoder,
  76. running it with the --help option will give a summary of all available options.
  77. We hope you enjoy using and evaluating the product, and we can be contacted
  78. via our Support Helpdesk if you need assistance at http://support.ioncube.com
  79. Copyright (c) 2002-2014 ionCube Software LLP