How to install iconCube Loader

[Ric]

The following provides instructions for installing ionCube loader on Uniform Server ZeroXI:

Assumes you have installed ZeroXI PHP modules (for php53, php54 and php55) and the latest download of loader contains a binary for PHP 5.5
Note: Loader version 4.4.4 currently does not contain a Loader dll for PHP 5.5

Download ionCube Loader binaries:
Go to the ionCuble download page http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php

Download latest Loader version:
Download the zip (924 KB) file (version 4.4.4) Windows VC9 (x86)
Save the downloaded file ioncube_loaders_win_vc9_x86.zip to C:\ioncube_temp
Extract the downloaded file ioncube_loaders_win_vc9_x86.zip (right click extract all)

Copy files to Uniform Server:
Navigate to folder C:\ioncube_temp\ioncube_loaders_win_vc9_x86\ioncube
Copy file ioncube_loader_win_5.3.dll to folder C:\UniServerZ\core\php53
Copy file ioncube_loader_win_5.4.dll to folder C:\UniServerZ\core\php54
Copy file ioncube_loader_win_5.5.dll to folder C:\UniServerZ\core\php55 - see note above

Edit PHP configuration files:
PHP53
Edit the following files.
C:\UniServerZ\core\php53\php_development.ini
C:\UniServerZ\core\php53\php_production.ini
C:\UniServerZ\core\php53\php_test.ini

In each file, just above section [eaccelerator] add the following as shown:

[ioncube]
zend_extension=${US_ROOTF}/core/php53/ioncube_loader_win_5.3.dll

PHP54
Edit the following files.
C:\UniServerZ\core\php54\php_development.ini
C:\UniServerZ\core\php54\php_production.ini
C:\UniServerZ\core\php54\php_test.ini

In each file, just above section [eaccelerator] add the following as shown:

[ioncube]
zend_extension=${US_ROOTF}/core/php54/ioncube_loader_win_5.4.dll

PHP55
Edit the following files.
C:\UniServerZ\core\php55\php_development.ini
C:\UniServerZ\core\php55\php_production.ini
C:\UniServerZ\core\php55\php_test.ini

In each file, just above section [opcache] add the following as shown:

[ioncube]
zend_extension=${US_ROOTF}/core/php55/ioncube_loader_win_5.5.dll

Check installation:
Start Apache. From the PHP dropdown menu select View phpInfo

Expected result similar to the following:

This program makes use of the Zend Scripting Language Engine:
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies
    with the ionCube PHP Loader v4.4.4, Copyright (c) 2002-2013, by ionCube Ltd.

All the best
Ric