Re: Protecting programs

Well, you could check & exit if it's passed a certain date. Also, using the Zend tool that encrypts the source would be an idea (but that costs money!). You could have a look at parsing the source code & writing an obfuscator, anyone know if there's one already written? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Kurth" <rkurth@pacifier.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 12:31 AM Subject: [PHP] Protecting programs > Is there any way to protect a php program. Like you can other software > were you can limit the amount of time they can use it. something like a > compiled c program that the php program would have to look of a cod > otherwise it will not work. Or am I just dreaming > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >