Re: Simple code obfuscation

Try http://www.seekposition.net/php-encode Ignore everything, just enter the code and check if it still works. On 2/8/10, Brian Dunning <brian@briandunning.com> wrote: > Hey all - > > I'm selling a custom PHP solution to FileMaker users. It uses FileMaker's > PHP API, so everyone who has FileMaker Server is already set up to use it, > but very few of them have any knowledge of how to set up a server or do > anything PHP related. But I do want to add some level of code obfuscation to > prevent them from making simple changes to my code that allow them to exceed > the privileges they've purchased. > > I've looked at custom code encryption services like Ioncube and phpCipher, > but in my estimation, deploying the needed server-side code for these is > going to be beyond the capabilities of a large segment of my customers. I > would rather have a few customers cheat me than offer a product that most > customers are unable to figure out how to run. > > So I was thinking of doing something like base64_encoding the crucial chunk > of my code (maybe 20 lines worth) and using > eval(base64_decode($that_content)) to run it. I figure that will scare away > most of the customers who might be able to edit my code. Can anyone suggest > something that goes one better? > > - Brian > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Sent from my mobile device Use ROT26 for best security