Installing ionCube Loader 5.3 on MAMP in 2 minutes.

What version of MAMP is this on? My php5.3.6 folder is within the directory php.

Nice details - but which ioncube loader do you download for MAMP on Mac? There seem to be a gazillion choices at the ioncube site ;)

Hi I am still having the error :
ionCube Loaders: Failed
PHP Version: Failed

is there anything else that I am missing?

best regards

Allex

Check your MAMP logs:
PHP Fatal error: [ionCube Loader] The Loader must appear as the first entry in the php.ini file in Unknown on line 0

So try putting the "zend_extension" line at the top of your php.ini file and then restarting your MAMP server.

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.

Thanks for the idea Ben. That was stupid easy.

Any Idea how to update PHP version first? I downloaded 5.4.25 and replaced it with the old php5 folder, but it doesn't seem to work.

Nevertheless, in php.ini, I added in the end:
zend_extension="/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.4.25/lib/php/extensions/
ioncube/ioncube_loader_dar_5.2.so"
but nothing seem to load, neither.

Thanks

I followed the instructions in this post but can't get the ioncube loader to work. I hoping someone can help.

I get this message when installing a cloned website on my localhost using the Duplicator plugin for WordPress.
"Site error: the file /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/ReelAfricanSafari/wp-content/themes/pbtheme/functions.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_dar_5.3.so to be installed by the website operator. If you are the website operator please use the ionCube Loader Wizard to assist with installation."

I downloaded ioncube_loader_dar_x86-64.zip and copied the expanded folder to /Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.3/lib/php/extensions/ioncube/
I then inserted the line below at line 1085 and when that didn't work I tried inserting it just after the opening [PHP]:
zend_extension="/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.3/lib/php/extensions/ioncube/ioncube_loader_dar_5.3.so"

Below is the first line in the functions.php file that requires ioncube to be installed. I include it incase there is a way to disable this requirement and solve the problem of trying to get the ioncube loader to work.

if(!extension_loaded('ionCube Loader')){$__oc=strtolower(substr(php_uname(),0,3));$__ln='ioncube_loader_'.$__oc.'_'.substr(phpversion(),0,3).(($__oc=='win')?'.dll':'.so');if(function_exists('dl')){@dl($__ln);}if(function_exists('_il_exec')){return _il_exec();}$__ln='/ioncube/'.$__ln;$__oid=$__id=realpath(ini_get('extension_dir'));$__here=dirname(__FILE__);if(strlen($__id)>1&&$__id[1]==':'){$__id=str_replace('\\','/',substr($__id,2));$__here=str_replace('\\','/',substr($__here,2));}$__rd=str_repeat('/..',substr_count($__id,'/')).$__here.'/';$__i=strlen($__rd);while($__i--){if($__rd[$__i]=='/'){$__lp=substr($__rd,0,$__i).$__ln;if(file_exists($__oid.$__lp)){$__ln=$__lp;break;}}}if(function_exists('dl')){@dl($__ln);}}else{die('The file '.__FILE__." is corrupted.\n");}if(function_exists('_il_exec')){return _il_exec();}echo('Site error: the file '.__FILE__.' requires the ionCube PHP Loader '.basename($__ln).' to be installed by the website operator. If you are the website operator please use the ionCube Loader Wizard to assist with installation.');exit(199);

Finally found a solution : )

1. Download: Loader Wizard: http://www.ioncube.com/loader-wizard/loader-wizard.zip
2. Copy the file loader-wizard.php to your htdocs
4. In browser run http://localhost:8888/loader-wizard.php
5. Follow the instructions on the page.
4. After making the changes stop servers, then start servers
10. In your browser with still http://localhost:8888/loader-wizard.php open, follow the remaining instructions

That worked for me.

NOTE: remember the version of PHP you are using 5.3, 5.4,... or 5.6 you need to make the changes according to the version you are using, but the loader-wizard.php will always give you the right path and version with specific instructions. Good luck!

This article helped, but in current versions, you cannot enclose the path/file in quotes. It must be simply (in my case):

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

The loader-wizard.php tipped me off, since it said to use the above format, and not:

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

as the article above says. As soon as I stripped the quote and restarted, all was fine.

Had an extra / in there, it should be:

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

No luck with the above, until I used the MAMP Pro controls: File -> Edit Template -> PHP -> (whatever version)

When editing the files in the first few replies of this topic, directly, with any editor, MAMP overwrites them back to defaults. Had to use the Template Edit.

MarkH THANK YOU!

I had no luck as well until I used the MAMP Pro controls: File -> Edit Template -> PHP -> (whatever version). I spent way to much time with this using my editor and going over and over doing searches, etc.until I came upon your post.

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!