Zend Guard Loader - Configuration Directives
This topic lists all the configuration directives for Zend Guard Loader.
Configuration Directives Summary
The table below is a summary of all the Zend Guard Loader configuration directives, and displays the directive name, its default value, and a description:
Directive |
Default Value |
Description |
1 |
Enables loading encoded scripts. The default value is On |
|
0 |
Disable license checks (for performance reasons) |
|
3 |
The Obfuscation level supported by Zend Guard Loader. The levels are detailed in the official Zend Guard Documentation |
|
Path to where licensed Zend products should look for the product license. For more information on how to create a license file, see the Zend Guard User Guide |
Configuration Directives Details
The list below contains information for all the available configuration directives for Zend Guard Loader: their description, type, units, default value, modification scope, and the Zend Server version they became available in.
zend_loader.enable
If you do not plan to use the Zend Guard Loader to load encoded files, you can slightly improve performance by adding the zend_loader.enable = 0.
This disables the transparent auto-loading mechanism that is built into the Zend Guard Loader
Default Value: 1
Type: boolean
Modification Scope: ZEND_INI_SYSTEM
Available Since Version: 4.0
zend_loader.disable_licensing
If you do not need to use any licensing features, you can disable the Zend Guard Loader license request. Setting this option lowers Guard Loader memory usage and slightly enhances performance
Default Value: 0
Type: boolean
Modification Scope: ZEND_INI_SYSTEM
Available Since Version: 4.0
zend_loader.obfuscation_level_support
The Obfuscation level supported by Zend Guard Loader. The levels are detailed in the official Zend Guard Documentation
Default Value: 3
Type: int
Modification Scope: ZEND_INI_SYSTEM
Available Since Version: 4.0
zend_loader.license_path
Path to where licensed Zend products should look for the product license. For more information on how to create a license file, see the Zend Guard User Guide
Default Value:
Type: string
Modification Scope: ZEND_INI_SYSTEM
Available Since Version: 4.0
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