RE: [PHP] web services

I seem to remember reading somewhere about compiling PHP pages to 'bytecode' thus removing the need to distribute the source PHP pages. I'm going to have the need down the road to distribute a PHP based app to others and am curious about the same "hiding code" issues. I'm not all that worried about people "stealing" code, but more making local modifications when they're not supposed to. I know I could simply protect the pages on the *NIX machines via decent file system permissions except that the local admin has the root password. Is there some type of bytecode compiler/interpreter combo for the PHP engine? Either free or commercially available? > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Magruder [mailto:steve@stevemagruder.com] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 9:07 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] web services > > > "David Otton" <phpmail@jawbone.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in > message news:p14m7vkdc6aj52c7q52aef0vdq4n9vfn2g@4ax.com... > > On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 22:49:05 +0100, you wrote: > > > > >I am currently trying to understand how to place content on a > > >different > site > > >without giving away my code. SOAP seems to be the solution. I am > absolutly > > > > First off, I have to say this is a social problem, not a technical > > one. If you're worried about the theft of your code (and, to be > > honest, most code is worthless anyway), tackle it with a > contract, not > > a hack. > > Too many people use contracts like toilet paper... just my > experience, for what it's worth. > > Steve > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >