Re: [PHP] protecting class/include files
Stefan Klopp wrote: > show_source or an fopen of the include files and steal our source code. I > have looked around at a few of the encoders on the market and was > wondering > if that was my only option? Am I missing something simply with permissions > or what not that would prevent users from viewing the source code of our > class files? You have not missed anything. If PHP can read the files, then PHP can read the files. That is a tautology. Thus, by definition, they can show_source or fopen the files. You can encode the files with one of the products you found, but you should also copyright your work, and have your clients sign an agreement that makes it VERY clear they should not use your proprietary code. History tells us that locking down source code with technological means will "raise the bar" but simply will not stop a deteremined person. A clear contractual agreement will also not necessarily stop all deteremined people either. It will, however, serve notice of your intent, and stop far more than one might think. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] protecting class/include files
Hello All, I am looking for some advice on how to keep my class files protected. Here is the situation. We have a web system we have built that all of our clients use. Now each client has php files that include our classes. The classes are stored in a common folder. This folder is read accessible by all our clients so that their php files can include the classes. However our problem is that while we want to give our clients php include access to our classes, we do NOT want to them to be able to actually have access to our source code. For most of our clients this isn't a problem as they are not technical enough. However we do have a few savvy clients who might just decide to do a show_source or an fopen of the include files and steal our source code. I have looked around at a few of the encoders on the market and was wondering if that was my only option? Am I missing something simply with permissions or what not that would prevent users from viewing the source code of our class files? Thanks for your help! Stefan -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
