[FIXED] How to develope Web modules

Issue

I'm looking to buid a paid subscription service that I can send to website builders.

I want to target PHP developers using virtual servers. However I would like to compile the code into some sort of library so as not to allow the customers to view the code that I have given them.

I want to know what options I have to build these modules ? I don't think its possible to compile PHP and I was looking a PEAR ?

What would be the best choices ?

Solution

Check out PHP's bytecode compiler. I've been using it to deliver closed-source PHP applications to some of my clients. I don't know exactly how hard it would be to reverse it back to plain source code, but it should be relatively hard. Do note that any strings in your code are readable on the generated bytecode, so don't hold anything sensitive as a plain string.

Answered By - shesek

Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (PHPFixing Volunteer)