[chrismtaopix]

Hi

When will PHP 7.4 be supported?
When it is supported will it take advantage of the new preload option? I understand this is an opcache option but will IonCube have a simular option?

Thanks
Chris

[alastair]

Hi,

We would hope to release an ionCube Loader as soon as possible after PHP 7.4 itself is released, which is currently scheduled for 28th November. We may release beta ionCube Loaders for PHP 7.4 on Linux and FreeBSD prior to that date.

Producing ionCube Loaders for a new version of PHP is typically a fairly complex task due to changes in internal byte code formats between PHP versions, even if PHP itself does not appear to have changed much on the surface, For PHP 7.4 we would thus need to translate between the 7.1 and 7.2 formats, as produced by the encoders for those PHP versions, to the 7.4 format. Other true encoding solutions (i.e. ones that do compile source code to byte code) do not provide such backwards compatibility.

It will not be possible to include functionality similar to the new OPCache preload option in the 7.4 ionCube Loaders.
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Alastair

ionCube

[weloveayaka]

[alastair]

Hi,

You should be able to use the preload feature for unencoded files, which may be useful for frameworks. However, you will not be able to do so for encoded files.
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Alastair

ionCube

[NicolasD]

Hello,

Will the Ioncube 10 will be compatible with PHP7.4 or should we wait for a v11 ?

Thanks

[alastair]

It depends on what you mean by "compatible". If you mean there will be a PHP 7.4 encoder that will compile scripts using 7.4 language features, such as short form closures and typed properties, then that encoder will indeed be in version 11 and not added to 10,

However, as previously mentioned, we aim to produce an ionCube Loader for PHP 7.4 as soon as possible after its official release and that Loader should be able to run files produced by the 7.1 and 7.2 encoders in version 10.
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Alastair

ionCube

[iLuckyGUY]

[alastair]

Hi,

That's a bold move by VestaCP since the RC versions of PHP 7.4 at www.php.net have the warning:

"Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version."

We are working on the PHP 7.4 Loader. However, please note that PHP 7.4 contains a large number of internal changes which requires a more intricate translation between the PHP 7.1/7.2 format and 7.4.
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Alastair

ionCube

[Przemek]

It's been over 2 weeks since PHP 7.4 has been officially released and there's still no loader for this version. When can we expect it to be available?

[alastair]

Hi,

We do not know at present when the PHP 7.4 Loader will be available. As I mentioned previously, PHP 7.4 contains a large number of internal changes which means that the translation between the PHP 7.1/7.2 format and 7.4 is difficult.
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Alastair

ionCube

[lanemello]

Any news about the new version of php 7.4?

[alastair]

We do not have a release date as yet for the 7.4 Loader. When it is released it will be announced in our News section on the main site and I shall update this thread accordingly.
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Alastair

ionCube

[Skillage]

Dear alastair, i wish you all the best and happy new year

Can you please inform us, when is scheduled for a new version for PHP 7.4? Will be released soon? Please give us something more specific so to know more or less when to expect it
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techbox.com.gr

[Skillage]

Any answer?
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techbox.com.gr

[alastair]

Hi,

We hope to produce a PHP 7.4 Loader in early February but we do not have a firm date as yet. As I previously stated it will be announced in our News section on the main site and I shall update this thread accordingly.
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Alastair

ionCube