Obfuscation is not always a one click solution, when encoding and when working with Laravel there are a few things to consider. This post gives solutions to the issues that can arise when obfuscating within the context of protecting a
ionCube Encoding a Laravel Project: Controllers, Models and Templates
Laravel is a popular PHP framework but how do you encode a Laravel project? This post covers using the ionCube Encoder to protect a simple Laravel 5 project by encoding the Laravel controller and model files, encrypting the Laravel Blade
Mixing unencoded and encoded files with include file protection
Sometimes you will want to only encode certain files in your project. This can occur if you are using third-party publically available libraries, or if you want users to be able to edit parts of your code. However, if you
Encrypting Smarty Templates
The Encoder provides encrypting and decrypting functionality for non-PHP files. While this is not as secure as encoding, it allows you to provide some protection to files which cannot be encoded. Smarty templates are one such example of non-PHP files
Using the ionCube Encoder GUI: Getting Started

In this first tutorial, we’ll see how to get started with the Encoder, and how to encode your files using basic settings. Note: This tutorial uses features that were added in version 8.2 of the Encoder. If you are using