Installation ionCube

Foreword

If you would like to use the ionCube extension on your website and/or online store, our installation guide will show you how to install and configure the service on your server.

Prerequisites

Plesk Control Panel

Installation

First log in to the Plesk Control Panel and navigate to the menu item Tools & Settings → General Settings → PHP Settings.

PHP-Einstellungen

In the following overview, select the PHP handler for which you would like to install the ionCube extension.

The Domains column shows you how many domains use the corresponding PHP handler. If you select the number, you will be shown an overview of your domains that use this handler.

Übersicht PHP-Handler

The following view gives you an overview of all installed PHP extensions for the corresponding handler and you can activate or deactivate them as required using the respective slider. If you would like to add further extensions, click on the Manage PECL packages button.

Overview of active/deactivated PHP extensions

Enter ionCube in the search field on the right-hand side to display the corresponding installation package. Then install ionCube by selecting the Plus symbol (+).

Manage PECL packages - Installing the ionCube loader

Once the installation has been successfully completed, the package is displayed in the overview of installed PHP extensions for the respective PHP handler and can be used on the server for the selected PHP version from this point on.