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I just took over a project from another web developer who left 'under less than ideal circumstances'. Unforunately, all of his code was encrypted with Zend Optimizer and he took or erased all of the original code.
What I am wondering is if anyone out there knows of a way to de-encrypt this code.
Thank you,
John
the only thing I would suggest is getting a copy of the Zend encoder to decrypt the scripts.
The code is both obfuscated and encoded, making it virtually impossible to reverse engineer.
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But thank you for the speedy reply. :)
That might get you enough to figure out how things work.
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Note - what you want to do is decode, not decrypt - the Zend Encoder doesn't encrypt.
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yeah, that's what I thought, couldn't quite remember.
I assume there is no way to get the code. Is this for a company? You would think they would better protect themselves from this kind of thing. I have the sneaking suspicion they may need a lawyer.
I have the sneaking suspicion they may need a lawyer.
Good manager who would ensure that source code is provided at key stages of development might help as well...
The rest of the employees didn't even have a clue that he was programming in PHP, let alone that he was 'encoding' his work. They want to prosecute him for what he has done, but unfortunately he moved out of the country permenantly 2 weeks after he left.
I have done a lot of damage control such as changing database ports, passwords and what not, but as it stands, I have a lot of work ahead of me to fix the mess he left behind. (Thank the gods that this company provides me with all the soda I can drink. *grin*)
