can you encrypt php code and distribute it?

[rfung]

the subject says it. Is it possible to encrypt code so when you sell it to someone it can't be reverse engineered, but it's still usable?

[orion_rus]

Once i see a good coding of script. But it was javascript
All variables was changed to a variables with length=5 symbols.
Each symbol was - 1 - "one", l - "small L", ¦ - it's an "shift \ symbol", I - "i capitalize". Each variable was an unique sequance of what symbols. It's realy hard to see what variable is. In some editors all 4 symbols seem identical(
It's just an idea.

[jatar_k]

try the zend encoder
[zend.com...]

[badone]

rfung: Do a search for "php compiler" on Google.

Zend is probably the best known (zend dot com ) but not the only.

Check out Roadsend dot you know what as well.

BTW, just about anything can be reverse engineered if you have the time, the knowledge, and/or the tools. The level of sophistication required would be beyond most people but.......

I guess you would have to accept the possibility of some "leakage".

Still brainstorming on your AM database distribution huh?

Cheers,
BAD