You WILL require root access to the server in order to do this.

1. Download the latest loaders to your computer from http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php and upload them to your webspace
2. Move the ioncube folder to a permanent location by entering:
mv ioncube /usr/local
3. Next, you need to locate the php.ini file, to do this enter:
locate php.ini
4. You should find it is in /usr/local/lib/php.ini. Now that you know the location of php.ini you need to edit it.
pico /usr/local/lib/php.ini
5. Now find where other zend extentions are in the file.
ctrl + w: zend_extension
6. Paste in your new line for ioncube loader
zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_x.so (Replace x with your version of PHP eg. 4.4)
7. Save the changes
ctrl + X then Y and enter
8. Restart the web server to take effect.
/etc/init.d/httpd restart

That’s it! Ioncube is now installed on your server! You should now see a section in your PHP Info page that says:

Additional Modules
Module Name ionCube Loader

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