JLBN – Setup Zend Optimizer and IonCube Loader on WAMP
From pilot to production, Zend helps you increase the maturity of your PHP application life cycle through a combination of vastly popular open source projects, enterprise-grade products and comprehensive service and support. The Zend Optimizer is a free runtime application that enables PHP to run the files encoded by the Zend Guard or Ioncube. IonCube is the tools to protect software written using the PHP programming language from being viewed, changed, and run on unlicensed computers. The tools use the technique of compiling to bytecode prior to encoding so that source code is eliminated, and runtime overheads are reduced. A free PHP extension called the IonCube Loader handles the reading and execution of encoded files at runtime.
In this instruction guide for WAMP, we will show you how to install and setup Zend Optimizer and Ioncube Loader for WAMPSERVER in Windows 7. Fortunately, the procedure to install these two is about the same in Windows Server 2008, Vista and XP, so you can use this guide to setup Zend Optimizer and Ioncube Loader in any listed Operating Systems.
Note: To make it simple for users, we have this tutor guide based on our custom Zend Optimizer and IonCube Loader; thus, this guide might not work for you if you get Zend Optimizer in Zend website and IonCube Loader in Ioncube website; therefore, head to our Download page to get Zend Optimizer and IonCube Loader there 
Note: Even this guide is used for Wampserver, you can apply this method on other wamp package such as Xampp, EasyPHP, so on. Just make sure to select correct file(s) in proper location(s)
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1hi dear mate
i follow your guides but i cant get good result and wamp dont detect the zend optimizer and ioncube and make some errors like this :
Fail – Zend Optimizer Not Detected
Zend Optimizer must be Version 2.5.5 or greater! If you are unsure, the compatible version of Zend Optimizer can be downloaded from our Downloads menu
IonCube Loader Fail – IonCube Loader Not Detected
Testing Results: Testing whether your system supports run-time loading…
Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in D:\wamp\www\ZendIoncubeChecker\ioncube.php on line 26
Deprecated: Function eregi() is deprecated in D:\wamp\www\ZendIoncubeChecker\ioncube.php on line 27
Deprecated: Function eregi() is deprecated in D:\wamp\www\ZendIoncubeChecker\ioncube.php on line 31
and more
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meantime my wamp is installed in d:/wamp and i change c drive into d drive that was in your guides
please help me
forgive me for my bad english
2best regards
hi – re zend optimizer/iontube loader.
do the tutorial instructions apply to wampserver2 – i’ve checked everything out several times but as i said before zend & ion are not showing in phpinfo() & WS2 still “says” it requires zend optimizer to display my new cubecart project – both zend & ion were d/loaded from your site as stated in your tutorial – any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
3Zend and IonCube download package needs to be updated. The latest version of WAMP server comes with PHP 5.3 and the download package only supports up to PHP 5.2.
4Zend Optimizer and IonCube Loader packages are updated with the latest releases that support PHP 5.3. Enjoys
5BIG NOTE FOR PHP 5.3 and IONCUBE !!!
In PHP 5.3 the php.ini file param to load the ioncube loader appears to have changed from:-
zend_extension_ts = “path to loader dll file\ioncube_loader_win_5.2.dll”
to
zend_extension = “path to loader dll file\ioncube_loader_win_5.3.dll”
Note the name on the name value pair has changed, the ‘_ts’ is no longer required.
If you leave the ‘_ts’ on the name you get no errors or warnings or any kind of indication that there is a problem other than phpinfo() does not report the extension as loaded. PHP just does not load the extension.
I hope this saves you the DAY i wasted working this (oh so simple) change out for myself.
6RiggsFolly, thank you
7We updated the files for downloading but forgot to edit that changes
I am using Wamp 1.7.2 and i am unable to find the folder apps in my wamp folder
8Yousafzay, it’s old version and you should upgrade to version 2 and this guide is for version 2
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