[dunmore]

I have developed a site using a combination of HTML and PHP pages. I would like to know if there is a simple way (or a script) that can prevent surfers from viewing my HTML source code? I will appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks

[Codename_Delta]

As far as I know, there is no way to do this easily without encrypting your code. There are javascripts that can prevent the user from right clicking, but there are ways around that, like in IE you can go to View -> Source, and then you get the source code. Encrypting is the only way I can think of.

[Jambo]

Well as far as i know you can't view PHP in most source viewers. And the only way is to encrypt (i think)

[MadDog]

The php not will not shown in a browser, even if someone tried to download the page using some kind of download program.

But the HTML will be shown, and there are a few little javascript programs out there that will "encode" the HTML. Check www.dynamicdrive.com

[kjmatthews]

It would be a good idea to evaluate why you want to hide your source code. The only safe and effective why to hide your HTML is to not put it on the internet.

PHP, on the other hand, is a server-side language that does not get transmitted to the browser ever, so it is safe from prying eyes. All people will see is the resultant HTML in the source.

[medniex]

Try encrypt your code in HEX using javascript functions. But this is not a very good solution because advanced users can decode it and page loads slower.

[MadDog]

You can "encrypt" your code, but you can encode it... but any web guru that wanted your code can spend two minutes and get it.

[puppetcaptain]

Create one page that loads 2 frames, one at 0 percent and 1 at 100 percent. put the code you don't want to be viewed in the frame that is 0 percent and now when someone clicks on view source, all they see is the html for loading the frames. This works quite well until they try to resize the frames. Just make the page load with frame resize disabled. I don't have any of the code, but most everyone knows how to do it. It is even in the Microsoft knowledge base. Just search on how to use frames.

[snaip]

You can have a look at : http://www.codehouse.com/webmaster_tools/html_encoder/

[kjmatthews]

Create one page that loads 2 frames, one at 0 percent and 1 at 100 percent. put the code you don't want to be viewed in the frame that is 0 percent and now when someone clicks on view source, all they see is the html for loading the frames. This works quite well until they try to resize the frames. Just make the page load with frame resize disabled. I don't have any of the code, but most everyone knows how to do it. It is even in the Microsoft knowledge base. Just search on how to use frames.

Puppetcaptain, this won't work because the page that contains the HTML for loading the frames also contains the path to the frames. All the user has to do is follow those paths to find the desired source code.

Snaip's solution will work, though (as the site says) the process of decoding the Javascript is trivial. Users who have disabled Javascript will just see a blank page.

The only way to effectively keep people from getting your source is to not put it on the internet.