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POBS is not proclaimed to be an ideal solution for securing your intellectual property. Below are some links to other options. CodeLock CodeLock is a product from New Zealand with which you can affordably encrypt your PHP scripts or code before distribution. SourceGuardian SourceGuardian is a commercial product which sells for around 200 US dollars depending on the version. The normal version is for obfuscating only and the Pro version for encrypting as well.
PHPCrypter It seems POBS has been cloned already by someone from Bulgaria. The nicest form of flattery is imitation they say. PHPCrypter is "Small and smart". That applies to POBS too then ;-) It seems like a GPL violation. Visit the site at http://phpcrypter.hit.bg/. He asks 100 Euro for it but offers documentation and three months email support. Good luck to you.
Zend Zend provides many tools for PHP programmers. It also maintains the PHP sourcecode. It's tools are closed-source and have a pricetag. Most of them, that is.
Microcode Microcode PHP encoder This German company has released a free and open competitor to Zend Encoder in august 2001. Check it out. I wonder whether is works together with APC. Maybe they can team up.
APC APC Alternative PHP Cache. Useful stuff to speed up (large) PHP applications.
BWCache Afterburner BWCache works with Win32.
GNU POBS is licensed under GPL GNU - Free Software Foundation The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. (GNU is a recursive acronym for ``GNU's Not Unix''; it is pronounced "guh-NEW".) Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as ``Linux'', they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems. |