IonCube Loader is a software instrument, that is needed to run files that are encoded with ionCube PHP Encoder. The aforementioned is an app which is used to make PHP code human unreadable, so as to protect it from reverse engineering and / or illegal usage. Lots of script-driven apps, in particular message boards, content management systems and e-commerce solutions are encrypted with ionCube PHP Encoder, which means that when you buy a script and you find that ionCube is on the list of hosting environment requirements, you have to make sure that your web hosting server has the tool pre-installed. Although it's not that difficult to install it if you have your own server, it's almost impossible to do that on a shared web hosting server for the reason that the PHP environment shall have to be precompiled and all the clients on the server shall be affected.

IonCube in Shared Hosting

IonCube Loader is supplied with each and every shared hosting that we provide and you are able to enable it at any time with just a couple of clicks, so you'll be able to use script applications that require it. You will be able to do that from the PHP Configuration area of the Hepsia Control Panel and all it will take to enable or deactivate ionCube is to click a button. The change takes effect within a minute, therefore you'll be able to go ahead and install the app that you'd like without delay. The very same section will allow you to switch the PHP release that's active for your account, as we support several releases on our state-of-the-art cloud platform. In case you switch to a release that you've never used to date, you'll need to activate ionCube Loader once again. More advanced users can use a php.ini file in a specific domain folder so as to set a PHP release different from the one for the entire account or enable/disable ionCube Loader.

IonCube in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Each semi-dedicated server account that is set up on our modern cloud hosting platform comes with ionCube Loader support, which means that you'll be able to set up any script app that needs the tool. Then use it in order to start and maintain your online presence. You can activate ionCube from the PHP Configuration area of your Control Panel and it'll take you just a few clicks to do this. Your change will take effect right away, so you're able to go ahead and set up the needed script in your account. If you choose to change the PHP version which is active for the account, you should enable ionCube for the new version too. Our custom 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 can enable/disable ionCube Loader for each website hosted in your semi-dedicated account.