Source Code Encryption and/or Obfuscation
 

I have a great deal of time and energy invested in several of my X-Cart projects. If I have a customer that wants to have a copy of the code to move to another server, is there a way to effectively protect my source so it isn't hacked and reused? I have found several PHP Obfuscating and Encryption apps that would appear to be able to do the trick. Has anyone done this successfully with a customized or non-customized installation of X-cart?

Thanks.

Re: Source Code Encryption and/or Obfuscation
 

if using php encoder, you would have to add the other server to the license

however, encoders will stop the majority of people but not all and obfuscators will stop non-coders

...since you mentioned a non-customized x-cart, why would you encode it? unless you are trying to pass off x-cart as your own code or redistributing xcart without a license i dont see why

Re: Source Code Encryption and/or Obfuscation
 

Check out http://www.ioncube.com/

Re: Source Code Encryption and/or Obfuscation
 

thanks.
JESUS - why don't you just call me a liar and a thief...

Let's think about why I might ask about being able to encode a non-customized version - if the base code needs significant modification as-is to work this way, that stands to reason a significantly modded version will be more difficult - right?

jerk.

Re: Source Code Encryption and/or Obfuscation
 

why would a significantly modded version be more difficult? it just encrypts the php, unencoded php in, encoded php out...the only thing it needs to be is a php file, it can even encode it if its broken code as long as it ends in a php extension

i specifically said non-customized, cause there is no reason to do it other than previously mentioned

Re: Source Code Encryption and/or Obfuscation
 

Encoding any files that contain the X-Cart source, even if it is modified, may violate the X-Cart license agreement.