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POBS, stands for PHP
Obfuscator/Obscurer, is
a free and open PHP program
that makes PHP sourcecode
almost impossible to read
and edit for ordinary users.
It is a simple way to
protect your PHP sourcecode
from people who whould like
to adjust it or who would
like to know the inner
workings of it. It allows
you to deploy your
application and feel pretty
safe about it. POBS works by
replacing User-defined
functionnames, variables and
constants with a MD5 key of
8 characters. It really
removes information that
humans would like to have
but computers don't care
about. It's not ideal but
quite a good option in my
idea. Advantages include:
Really removes information
from your sourcecode; Hard
to reverse-engineer;
Cross-platform, cross PHP
version; Open Source. So it
can be adjusted to your own
needs; Works with PHP
cachers like APC and ZEND
Cache; and Works with Zend
Encoder.
Date: Oct, 29 2001 |