phpCipher Fights Piracy With Free PHP Encoder

January 5, 2006 – The latest PHP encoder released by phpCipher is free for personal and non-commercial use. phpCipher is an online PHP encoder that allows webmasters and developers to easily protect their source code against hackers and pirates. By using Web 2.0 frameworks, phpCipher runs entirely in the developer’s browser and is completely platform independent. Website is located at http://www.phpcipher.com/

With higher internet connection speeds and more sophisticated distribution channels, piracy is growing to be a very serious threat. “The internet is not a friendly place for web developers,” said Scott Miller, CEO of phpCipher. “Pirates could very easily take any commercial script, remove all references to the original author, and sell the script as their own product. The original developer would have no way of knowing what hit him.”

By employing advance cryptographic techniques, phpCipher is able to keep source code away from any prying eyes. This process is totally transparent to the end users and they will not notice any differences. Pirates on the other hand, have to wrestle with strong ciphers and the extremely difficult task of reverse engineering the protected code.

Apart from encrypting the source code, phpCipher also comes with an integrated licensing system that allows developers to lock protected scripts to specific IP or domain names. This system is extremely flexible and developers will be able to create time limited shareware and trials versions very easily.

Additionally, phpCipher can be transparently integrated into any existing website. With only a few lines of code, developers can start distributing license files from their own websites. Clients will never know that phpCipher is involved in the process.

phpCipher can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. Simply point your browser to http://www.phpcipher.com/ to access the online PHP encoder. Personal and non-profit organizations can encrypt PHP scripts free of charge. Commercial licenses start from only $18.