Last Update – April 2026 This is a very (very!) old legacy article and so the screenshots are from an ancient version of ionCube. You’ll still find everything in the same place with a few visual tweaks. In this
Common Encoder License Issues
While licenses for the ionCube PHP Encoder are provided on a per-machine basis, we do provide the means to move your license from one machine to another. In order to do this, you simply need to follow the instructions given
Setting Up Licensing with ionCube Encoder Pro and Cerberus Edition
Last Updated – March 2026 **NEW FOR 2025: ionCube Online Licensing is a new online management system for encoded file licenses. Read about ionCube licensing tools below and then take those tools online with our convenient portal at ioncube.com.
Automatic License Creation
Last Updated – March 2026 As our license creation tool runs on the command line, it is very easy to integrate it into your website and implement automatic license creation. It is also very easy to change various properties
Common Obfuscation Pitfalls

Last Updated – April 2026 It is possible that issues may arise when using obfuscation in your encoding settings. The most common symptoms of these sorts of issues are changes in code behaviour or code just crashing from references to
