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How can I obfuscate a Symfony PHP Web App?

Hello,

I am looking to distribute a symfony web app, but don't want to reveal its source code.

I know it is tough to obfuscate PHP, but I was wondering if there are any closed or open source solutions to obfuscate and/or encode the backend code so that someone receiving the app can run it but wouldn't be able to view the source code?

+4  A: 

phc (a PHP compiler) has an --obfuscate flag

John Paulett  2009-12-02 01:56:29
That seems like the best option, I'll be sure to try it out. Thanks!
JB Lesage  2009-12-07 15:13:52
+1  A: 

IonCube is a PHP encoder. It means that all your customers will need to install the ionCuber libraries on their server, which they may not want to do.

Jon Winstanley  2009-12-02 07:50:49
Ah, quite true. I had a look at their website and balked at their prices... I think I'll try something open source. In the closed source arena there is also Zend Guard as well but their prices are even higher than IonCube (as far as I remember).
JB Lesage  2009-12-07 15:15:38
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th think i that ioncube and zend guard dont work with symfony because the autoloading...

Mr Overflow  2010-02-09 22:00:39

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