RE: [PHP] Hiding the source!

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > 4. And most importantly, because I can "decompile" Java code as well if I > > really were to steal code. (I was told that decompilation can be prevented > > to an extent, though I am not sure about it) > > Correct. There are a lot of decompilers out there for Java. If you > really want to hide stuff, write a PHP extension and distribute the binary > shared library. This way you can hide the critical business logic while > still allowing your clients to modify the look and feel and any > non-critical stuff. And writing a PHP extension is getting easier and > easier. Writing PHP extensions kinda defeats the whole purpose of PHP. They're plain C, and as such, they are (and will always remain) complex to develop and maintain. Zeev -- Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com> http://www.zend.com/