PHP Programming Language - Cultural View

Invision Power Board 101
References
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template%3Alatest_stable_software_release%2Finvision_power_board
[2] http://www.invisionpower.com/company/standards.php#ipb_license
[3] http://www.invisionpower.com/
[4] Security Fixes, Updates And Enhancements For IPB 1.3.1 (http://www.ibforen.de/index.php?ind=downloads&op=entry_view&iden=45)
[5] Pre-Final, aka a Release Candidate made available for use before the final code is released for public consumption.
[6] 03:09 AM. "CEO Invision Power Board, Matt Mecham Is a Liar, Thief!" (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.
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[12] http://community.invisionpower.com
[13] http://resources.invisionpower.com
ionCube
ionCube Ltd. is a software company based in the United Kingdom.
ionCube was founded in 2002, and introduced tools to protect software
written using the PHP programming language from being viewed,
changed, and run on unlicensed computers. The encoding technology
grew out of earlier work on the PHP Accelerator project [1] , and at first launch included an online encoding service
where PHP scripts can be uploaded and an encoded version downloaded in return, and a command line tool for
Linux soon after. The tools use the technique of compiling to bytecode prior to encoding so that source code is
eliminated, and runtime overheads are reduced. A PHP extension called the ionCube Loader handles the reading and
execution of encoded files at runtime.
The encoding products were subsequently ported to FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, and the range of
products expanded to offer additional features such as product licensing and encryption of non-PHP files. In July
2004 a Windows GUI was introduced, no longer requiring use of the command line for Windows users.
In 2004, ionCube introduced their Package Foundry product, IPF, for Linux and Windows. IPF allowed web
applications to be packaged as a Windows executable installer that would automatically deploy the web application
to a remote server, as well as performing various installation and configuration tasks, and launching the browser on
the main page of the installed application.
ionCube also produce a product called the Bundler. Unrelated to PHP, the Bundler is a Windows and Linux tool to
produce self-extracting archives for Windows.