Installing php.ini and ioncube on bluehost.com or hostmonster.com.

Recently many php scripts are encrypted with ioncube loaders or zend encoder. Means they need special modules installed on your server to run properly.

Usually hosts install these modules on their servers along with php default installation. All you need to do is enable it at your web site level.

Bluehost and hostmonster web hosts made it very easy to install your php.ini file. This php.ini file contains paths to server ioncube installation. (Many other hosts are also having similar panel so try login into your cpanel and see if this works.)

STEPS TO INSTALL IONCUBE IN PHP.INI FILE:

1. Login into your cpanel. Scroll down. You will see a link called ‘PHP Config’ under ‘Software/services’. Click on ‘PHP Config’ link.





2. After clicking on the ‘PHP Config’ link, look in the middle of the page. You will see a heading ‘Install Default php.ini’ file. Check the ‘Ioncube’ check box and click on ‘Install php.ini master file’. You will see a message php.ini.default file is created in your ‘public_html’.

Now ftp into your web site and go to ‘public_html’ directory. You will see ‘php.ini.default’ file there. Rename it to php.ini. (Remove ‘.default’ part)





3. Now open a browser and access the script in a way that your script author says in the installation guide.

You should access it correctly without any ioncube loader error.

IF STILL YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE SCRIPT AND GETTING IONCUBE ERROR TRY THIS:

1. Follow the step 1 as above.
2. You will see three radiobutton options. (See the image below)
3. Select the option ‘PHP5 (Single php.ini)’ and save.
4. Now access your script through the browser. You should be able to access it now.



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I have HostGator and the Php configuration box doesn't match what you have listed above.

I have a cPanel with PHP configuration and PHP.ini quick configuration

The PHP Config just lists whether you want to use PHP4, PHP5 or system default.  It doesn't allow you to change anything else.

The Php.ini quick configuration lists a bunch of options below.  I have listed them below.  I didn't see anything about ioncube.

My purchase came with free installation.  I might have you guys do that for me.  How do we go about setting that up? 

Thanks Jonathon

Setting     Status
engine    On Off
short_open_tag    On Off
asp_tags    On Off
output_buffering    On Off
zlib.output_compression    On Off
implicit_flush    On Off
serialize_precision    
allow_call_time_pass_reference    On Off
safe_mode    On Off
safe_mode_gid    On Off
safe_mode_allowed_env_vars    
safe_mode_protected_env_vars    
disable_functions    
expose_php    On Off
max_execution_time    
max_input_time    
memory_limit    
display_errors    On Off
display_startup_errors    On Off
log_errors    
log_errors    
ignore_repeated_errors    On Off
ignore_repeated_source    On Off
report_memleaks    On Off
track_errors    On Off
error_log    
error_log    
variables_order    
register_globals    On Off
register_argc_argv    On Off
post_max_size    
gpc_order    
magic_quotes_gpc    On Off
magic_quotes_runtime    
magic_quotes_sybase    On Off
default_mimetype    
include_path    
extension_dir    
enable_dl    On Off
file_uploads    On Off
upload_max_filesize    
allow_url_fopen    On Off
allow_url_include    On Off
default_socket_timeout    
smtp_port    
sendmail_path    
sql.safe_mode    On Off
mysql.allow_persistent    On Off
mysql.max_persistent    
mysql.max_links    
mysql.connect_timeout    
mysql.trace_mode    On Off
dbx.colnames_case    
bcmath.scale    
session.save_handler    
session.save_path    
session.use_cookies    
session.name    
session.auto_start    
session.cookie_lifetime    
session.cookie_path    
session.serialize_handler    
session.gc_probability    
session.gc_maxlifetime    
session.bug_compat_warn    
session.entropy_length    
session.cache_limiter    
session.cache_expire    
session.use_trans_sid    
url_rewriter.tags    

The PHP Config just lists whether you want to use PHP4, PHP5 or system default.  It doesn't allow you to change anything else.

The Php.ini quick configuration lists a bunch of options below.  I have listed them below.  I didn't see anything about ioncube.

It could be different server. But I see the above configuration on clients who use hostmonster.com. But I will see your cpanel during installation.

My purchase came with free installation.  I might have you guys do that for me.  How do we go about setting that up?

Sure. Please send me login info to 'temporary-email AT scripts4webmasters.com'.

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This thread is about hostmonster.com. Not hostgator.com. That is why your cpanel is different I guess.