[GoTTi]

what do i need on my server to have this installed and working properly?

what version of Zend is required?
what version of PHP is required?

please advise.

[liaison]

Zend is short for Zend Technologies, an Israeli company that, similar to ionCube, makes products for PHP developers. There is no product called Zend.

On most of the platforms that we support, PHP 4.1.0 and above is supported.

Other than that, you need to have either access to the php.ini file or the server configured suitably for runtime install of the Loaders from user space on demand. Loaders come with a helper script (ioncube-loader-helper.php) that can test for runtime install support, and that provide instructions on a php.ini install if required. If you have access to the php.ini file, that route is best as there is no overhead from PHP installing and removing the Loader on each request.

See also http://www.ioncube.com/loader_installation.php for details.
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