securing php files

jayakrishnan · 12-23-2002, 04:51 AM

My company is in the process of creating a product in php and mysql.

Now the problem is that we have to give the source code to our customers , which we dont want to do. is there any why we can protect the source code. with out efecting the perfonce of the package

thanks in advance

jayakrishnan

DavidPhillips · 12-23-2002, 04:58 AM

copyright it

then · 12-23-2002, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jayakrishnan
My company is in the process of creating a product in php and mysql.

Now the problem is that we have to give the source code to our customers , which we dont want to do. is there any why we can protect the source code. with out efecting the perfonce of the package

You could've saved yourself the trouble of posting this question if you had first read the PHP License.

Regards & HTH
theN

DavidPhillips · 12-23-2002, 11:10 AM

I like the last answer

jayakrishnan · 12-28-2002, 06:21 PM

so what my company is doing is sort off illigal

stickman · 12-28-2002, 09:01 PM

Do you want to protect the PHP source code itself or the PHP scripts for your application?

wdingus · 12-28-2002, 09:56 PM

If they're not modifying PHP itself those licensing terms should not apply.

There are PHP *compilers* which will at the very least obscure the code to the point it can't be easily changed.

For instance:
http://www.zend.com/store/products/z...uard-suite.php

nxny · 12-29-2002, 01:00 AM

If you're using modifying the Zend Scripiting Engine library and not supplying the source code when you sell it to someone, that constutites as violation of license terms, I think.

then · 12-29-2002, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wdingus
If they're not modifying PHP itself those licensing terms should not apply

IMHO the PHP license indicated in the URL above is for any usage of PHP, commercial / personal.

Kindly correct me if I'm mistaken.

Regards
theN