How to Install Ioncube Loader on Unbuntu 20.04, 18.04, 16.04 or 14

How to Install Ioncube Loader on Unbuntu 20.04, 18.04, 16.04 or 14

You must have ssh access with root permission. Download ioncube loader:

root@ubuntu-15:    wget http://downloads3.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz

root@ubuntu-15:   tar -zxvf ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/src/

root@ubuntu-15:   /usr/local/src/ioncube# mkdir /usr/local/ioncube

root@ubuntu-15:   /usr/local/src/ioncube# cp ioncube_loader_lin_5.6.so ioncube_loader_lin_5.6_ts.so /usr/local/ioncube/

Edit php configuration files:

root@ubuntu-15:   apt-get install nano

root@ubuntu-15:   nano /etc/php5/cli/php.ini

/etc/php/5.6/cli/php.ini
/etc/php/5.6/fpm/php.ini

and enter the following at the end:

zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.6.so

service php5.6-fpm restart
service apache2 restart
…
or simply
reboot

If you want to install it for multiple php versions then edit related php.ini for php 7.0, php 7.1, php 7.2, php 7.3, and php 7.4