ionCube protects software written using the PHP programming language from being viewed, changed, and run on unlicensed computers.
1. Download ionCube loaders
wget http://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86.tar.gz
2. Extract
tar zxvf ioncube_loaders_lin_x86.tar.gz
3. Move to a permanent location
mv ioncube /usr/local/
4. Add reference to your php.ini file (pico /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini)
zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so
5. Restart apache
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Attention:
php version 5.3 use
zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so
zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so