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• Computers: Programming: Languages: PHP: Tools: Source Code Formatters  (3)

ByteRun Protector for PHP - - Obfuscates or compiles code depending on the edition. Able to create PHP installers. [Commercial.

CodeLock - - Obfuscates PHP code as well as the HTML output. Supports password protection, IP restriction, and the setting of expiry dates. [Commercial.

ionCube - - Offers both a standalone download as well as an online service for encoding PHP scripts. [Commercial.

microCODE - - A PHP module that allows inclusion of DES or AES encrypted PHP source code. [Open Source, GPL.

PHP code uglifier - - Eliminates white spaces, linefeeds and comments from PHP code. [Commercial.

PHP Processor - - A tool for removing unnecessary data (spaces, comments and etc.) from PHP, HTML and JavaScript files. [Commercial.

phpCipher - - Online PHP encoder with client management and licensing system. [Free for non-commercial.

PHP-Encoder.org - - A remotely hosted PHP encoder that obfuscates uploded code. [Freeware.

phpShield - - Converts PHP source code into unreadable bytecodes. [Commercial.

POBS - - Open source PHP obfuscator. No longer being maintained. [Open Source, GPL.

Semantic Designs PHP Obfuscator - - Commercial tool that obfuscates PHP source code, making it difficult to understand.

SourceGuardian - - Obfuscation and encryption for PHP Files. [Shareware.

Turck MMCache - - An open source PHP accelerator, encoder and dynamic content cache for PHP.

Zend Encoder for PHP - - Protects PHP applications for secure deployment, without exposing the source code. [Commercial.