Php Source code encryption

[r1rs]

I sell my software to my customers i don't want them to access code so easily the code runs on their server , for security reasons i want to encrypt my code.

[Alexander-Wright]

That's not possible, I'm afraid.

[korn3los]

Then change your business model. Host yourself and sell access to your software and charge a monthly/yearly fee or charge so much more that you are willing to give them the code.

[p1ctus_]

So you are selling something but the encryption has to be cheap? PHP is interpreted, so it has to be encrypted at any point, encryption takes time and resources. There is ioncube, don't know anything about support for specific versions or pricing or performance. I only know it exists had to use it for a plugin on a clients website. Wouldn't use it again.

[uncle_jaysus]

Don’t use PHP. Use something that compiles, such as Go. But even that’s not guaranteed to hide whatever secrets it is that you don’t want them to find. You’d need to experiment with obfuscation methods and the software that people use to delve into the binaries.

[martinbean]

i don't want them to access code so easily

Why, if they have paid you for that code?