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===PHP Optimizers===

Well, some believe having compiled php code is a good idea. And they even need to support optimizers from different vendors. Question is how to install ionCube and ZendOptimizer at the same time.

==Getting the stuff==

ionCube Loader: http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php
ZendOptimizer: http://www.zend.com/en/products/guard/downloads

==Installing IonCube==
Just extract the so files to some location

==Installing ZendOptimizer==
Unpack the archive, then run install

==Configuring php.ini==
Load ionCube at the very beginning of your php.ini file, right below [PHP]. The order of loading these modules are important. Otherwise, php will not work.
%%
[PHP]
; ioncube after zend optimizer
zend_extension=/usr/lib/php/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_4.4.so
%%

Zend should have done it for you already. If not, make sure these are in place:
%%
[Zend]
zend_extension_manager.optimizer=/usr/local/Zend/lib/Optimizer-3.3.3
zend_extension_manager.optimizer_ts=/usr/local/Zend/lib/Optimizer_TS-3.3.3
zend_optimizer.version=3.3.3

zend_extension=/usr/local/Zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so
zend_extension_ts=/usr/local/Zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager_TS.so
%%

==Final steps==
Restart apache and check the output of phpinfo()