This tutorial will help you to configure the ionCube loader with PHP on CentOS 8.
How to Install Ioncube Loader in WHM/cPanel
Prerequsities
Shell access to the CentOS 8 system with sudo privileges account. Complete initial server setup for newly installed systems. Install PHP and Apache on CentOS 8
Step 1 – Download ionCube Loader
First of all, download the latest ionCube loaders on your system from ioncube download page. Alternativly, you can also use the following command to download ionCube loaders archive for 64 bit systems. After downloading the file, extract it under /usr/local/ioncube directory. You can change this location as suitable for you.
Step 2 – Enable ionCube Loader in PHP
Edit the php.ini file and add the following line at the end of the file. To find php.ini file you can use following command. Then find out the active PHP version on your system: As per the above results, edit /etc/php.ini file and add the following line at the end of the file. Replace /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_7.2.so file with your matching PHP version.
Step 3 – Verify Ioncube Loader
Let’s verify the installation and configuration of Ioncube PHP module. Run php -m command on shell.
Conclusion
You have successfully configured the ionCube loader with PHP on CentOS 8 operating system.
