ionCube

What is ionCube and why do I need it?

ionCube is a method of protection for php scripts. It helps us protect our software from piracy while being able to deliver the software at an affordable price. Some files within your software are encoded (encrypted) with ionCube Encoder.

When php files are not encoded, they code can be read, changed, edited or copied and programmed to be run on any php enabled server. In order to stay competitive and to remain a leader in the proximity locator software industry, we must 'encode' or 'encrypt' our source code with ionCube Encoder in order to protect our rights as the original owner.

Since we choose to deliver our software with ionCube Encoding, it means that ionCube Loaders are required to be installed on your server to run Ultimate Locator v3. In most cases, it's not hard to get your server to have ionCube support. In fact, there are 3 methods available for integrating ionCube into your server, if it's not already there...

1. Our Auto Uploader tool will try to install the ionCube Runtime Loaders during install of the software if ionCube is not already installed on your server. When you download your software, there will be an included executable (Locator_Setup.exe) file along with all the program files. You can choose to launch this executable file to help aid in uploading the files to your server. Plus, this tool will attempt to change file permissions and also ensure ionCube support is available, and install it if it's not.

2. Integrate ionCube into your php.ini file. This is the recommended method, as having ionCube built into php is the most reliable. You'll need root access to your server in order to edit your php.ini file. Instructions for Manual Installation in the php.ini file can be found here.

3. Install the Runtime Loaders yourself, by downloading the files from ionCube.com and FTPing the files to your server in a new /locator/ioncube folder. Instructions for using Runtime Loading can be found here.

You can learn more about the ionCube Encoder requirements by visiting www.ioncube.com

Note: ionCube Runtime Loaders will not work if your php settings have Safe_Mode turned on.

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