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title: PHP File Encryption with ionCube from Hyyat Host
description: "**In short:** Hyyat Host offers PHP file encryption with ionCube Encoder: your code is turned into an encoded format that cannot be read or edited, and you can lock the license to a domain, an IP address or an expiry…"
url: "https://www.hyyat.com/en/knowledgebase/php-file-encryption-ioncube/"
updated: "2026-09-29"
category: "Add-ons services to host"
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# PHP File Encryption with ionCube from Hyyat Host

**In short:** Hyyat Host offers PHP file encryption with ionCube Encoder: your code is turned into an encoded format that cannot be read or edited, and you can lock the license to a domain, an IP address or an expiry date. To run encoded files, the ionCube Loader must be enabled on the hosting (in cPanel, Select PHP Version, then Extensions). To order the service, open a support ticket.

![ionCube](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IonCube-Loader.png)

Developers who write PHP scripts often worry that their code will be copied and shared without permission. That is why Hyyat Host offers a PHP file encryption service using the well-known **ionCube Encoder**.

## What is ionCube?

ionCube was created in 2002 and gives developers tools to protect PHP software from being viewed, edited or run on unlicensed computers. The encoder compiles the code before encoding it, so the original source code is not included in the files.

Encoded files are run by a free PHP extension called **ionCube Loader**, which reads and executes them at run time.

## Benefits of encoding with ionCube

- Protects your source code from being read, edited or copied.
- Lets you lock the license to a domain, an IP address or an expiry date, so you can sell your script with defined licenses.
- Encoded files run normally on any hosting with ionCube Loader enabled.

## Who needs it?

Programmers, freelancers, companies, students, and anyone who built a PHP script or owns one and has the right to sell and distribute it.

## PHP versions

ionCube Encoder supports current PHP versions. To run encoded files on your hosting, enable the **ioncube_loader** extension from cPanel, then Select PHP Version, then Extensions. To order the encoding service, [open a support ticket](https://www.hyyatdomain.com/submitticket.php).

**Related service:** [Hyyat Host shared hosting](https://www.hyyat.com/en/shared-hosting-2/) supports ionCube Loader, with 24/7 support.

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