Para todo el que andaba buscando la solución..GRACIAS A MARK! estuve 1 día completo tratando y era una simple configuración de MAMP!!!

Thanks MARK for the solution! Applause!

Had an extra / in there, it should be:
ON MAMP Pro controls: File -> Edit Template -> PHP -> (whatever version) then Add the next line

zend_extension = /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.34/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/ioncube_loader_dar_5.4.so

and then SAVE...and WALA!