The ionCube Encoder is a new PHP encoding concept with an online portal offering affordable pay as you go encoding using Compiled-Code-Translation to actually eliminate source code and hide data rather than obfuscation. Encodes single files or zip/tar archives. compressed or uncompressed, with an intuitive interface for handling archives. Encoded files run with any popular server setup, including PHP Safe Mode, Zend Optimizer, and PHP Accelerator, and files run with PHP 4.0.5 or newer on Intel Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Sparc Solaris, and PHP 4.1.1 or newer on Windows.