How to – PHP Loaders
What are PHP Loaders and what is their role?
As you may know PHP files are plain text files that are not encrypted in any way, which basically means that if someone gains access to a PHP-based application or a website, all the inner code structure will be available for modification. To prevent this, encoders were specifically designed to transform human-readable code into unreadable sophisticated bytecode protected from unwanted interference and changes.
At the same time, PHP Loaders were designed to perform decryption of such secured files directly on the server, performing additional optimization during deployment process.
In simple words, PHP Loader is a PHP extension that is responsible for reading and executing PHP files encoded with a corresponding encoding product.
A simplified representation of the working principle of such products can be found below
Currently we provide three the most popular PHP Loaders to decrypt protected applications on our shared servers: IonCube Loader, Zend Guard Loader and Source Guardian.
NOTE: depending on an encoder used to encrypt the files, a corresponding PHP Loader should be chosen in order to run applications smoothly on our servers and prevent any incompatibility issues during deployment process.
How can I enable PHP loaders?
If you have regular shared hosting account with us, follow the steps below:
1. Login to cPanel
2. Go to Software/Services section > Select PHP Version menu
3. Enable the required loaders and Save the changes
If you have Business SSD hosting account, you will need to do the following:
1. Login to cPanel
2. Click on PHP Tweaks menu in Exclusive for Namecheap Customers section
3. Choose the domain to perform changes for in Select Domain section and select the required PHP Loader in PHP Loaders
This is it!
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