How I can upgrade IonCube PHP Loader from v.4.7.5 to v.5.0.0 and higher?

Question

How I can upgrade IonCube PHP Loader from v.4.7.5 to v.5.0.0 and higher ?

Please explain to me the process.

My Developer Magento extensions moved to ionСube v.5.0.0

Please help:)

php -v : PHP 5.4.28 ionCube PHP Loader v4.7.5

Answer 1

Depends on your setup, mostly. In some cases such as CPanel* and certain shared hosting plans, you do not have access to the php.ini file, where you can specify which ionCube Loader to use. In these cases, you'll have to wait for your provider to upgrade to a newer ionCube version.

_{* CPanel are working on support for the ionCube Loader v5}

If you do have a setup that allows for a custom php.ini file, open up the file and search for an entry such as:

zend_extension = "/path/to/ioncube_loader"

_{Note: On some servers, this entry might be in your php.d/20-ioncube.ini file, or something similar
Note 2: If you have trouble finding your php.ini file, take a look at the output of your phpinfo() command.}

Make a note of where your current ionCube Loader files are located, download the newest file from here and replace your old files with the new files. Do make sure to choose the right configuration regarding thread-safety, architecture (32 / 64 bit) and PHP version (in your case PHP 5.4).

Finally, restart Apache/PHP and you should be good to go.

When in doubt, you can comment out or remove the zend_extension line from your php.ini file, restart Apache/PHP and redo the whole installation from scratch, using the ionCube Loader Wizard ( zip , tgz ), or contact the ionCube Support HelpDesk for any specific problems.

I've also written some answers detailing the installation here which might be of help.

Summary : Just overwrite the old files with the new Loader files, restart Apache/PHP. If you run into any problems, reinstall or contact ionCube Support