Re: How come this isn't a safe way to store username and passwords

Yip, should have added the caveat that this is not an option open to
all as it requires some technical knowledge and could carry extra cost
implications.

HTH, Paul.

On Aug 26, 5:02 pm, Ben McClure <ben.mccl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good point!
>
> While it's true that something like Zend Encoder / Zend Guard can encrypt
> PHP code, it's also far from a perfect solution for individuals or anyone
> running on shared hosting, because usually server changes are required to
> make it work (and sometimes not free ones). It's true that it *is* an
> excellent way to protect PHP scripts, however!
>
> Per the CodeEclipse page I linked to yesterday:
>
> Some products out there (like Zend Encoder) actually encrypt your code. This
> is good and bad. It's good because your code is further protected against
> theft. It's bad because encrypted code requires special modules to run, and,
> while those modules are usually free they are not installed on the majority
> of servers, which means administrator intervention will be required to get
> it running.
>
> If you have the means, code encryption could potentially be an excellent way
> to go.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben

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