Is there a code obfuscator for PHP?

php obfuscation
user29593 picture user29593 · Oct 24, 2008 · Viewed 182.2k times · Source

Has anybody used a good obfuscator for PHP? I've tried some but they don't work for very big projects. They can't handle variables that are included in one file and used in another, for instance.

Or do you have any other tricks for stopping the spread of your code?

Answer

yossi picture yossi · Feb 26, 2011

You can try PHP protect which is a free PHP obfuscator to obfuscate your PHP code.
It is very nice, easy to use and also free. EDIT: This service is not live anymore.

As for what others have written here about not using obfuscation because it can be broken etc:
I have only one thing to answer them - don't lock your house door because anyone can pick your lock.
This is exactly the case, obfuscation is not meant to prevent 100% code theft. It only needs to make it a time-consuming task so it will be cheaper to pay the original coder. Hope this helps.

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