Just a suggestion that you update this post to include the suggestion by commenter Everett to NOT place the "zend_extension="/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3/lib/php/extensions/ioncube/ioncube_loader_dar_5.3.so" line around line 1088, but instead include it at the TOP of the .ini file. This was the only way to solve this for me. I placed the "zend_extension" line right after the initial [php] at the very top of the .ini file.
Ben,
Just a suggestion that you update this post to include the suggestion by commenter Everett to NOT place the "zend_extension="/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3/lib/php/extensions/ioncube/ioncube_loader_dar_5.3.so" line around line 1088, but instead include it at the TOP of the .ini file. This was the only way to solve this for me. I placed the "zend_extension" line right after the initial [php] at the very top of the .ini file.