Re[2]: [PHP] Protecting programs

Hello MaD, what is obfuscation/encryption Thursday, May 03, 2001, 5:01:34 PM, you wrote: MaD> also sprach Richard Kurth (on Thu, 03 May 2001 04:31:42PM -0700): >> 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 MaD> uhm. open source. you can protect it against the dumbest, but other MaD> than that... make some vital features of it dependend on a server that MaD> operates only when it receives a unique serial (md5sum) in the MaD> request, which you can check againsta a database of expiration MaD> dates... MaD> obfuscation/encryption may also work, but that's crackable. or you MaD> provide a vital part as executable that you system() from the MaD> script... MaD> martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) MaD> \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr MaD> "<*> mailto:" net@madduck -- Best regards, Richard mailto:rkurth@pacifier.com