Header Information Tab

This tab is used to append code and information to the beginning of each encoded file. This allows you to insert meta information (e.g., copyright, version, etc.) into your encoded application. It also allows you to customize the message that is displayed if the Zend Loader is not installed.

The Header tab contains the following options:

Name	Description
Do Not Append Header Information	No Header information will be appended.
Append Default Zend Header Information	Appends the default Zend Guard Header information.
Generate Custom Header	Append custom code and/or information to the header of each encoded file. The information (e.g., display copyright and version information) is embedded in the form of PHP comments and is viewable by the end-user. It also enables you to customize the message. The options are: Generate Custom Header - This will include a customized header and override the default Zend Guard Header. Append Custom Header to Default Guard Header - This will include the custom and default headers. Text Header (select only one of these options): Path - The location of a file containing a message or image to be displayed. Text - Write a header message. PHP Header (select only one of these options): Path - The location of a file containing the code to be run. Text - Write code directly into the text box.

Adding PHP code can be useful when displaying custom error messages when the Zend Loader is not properly installed. For example, to tell users to reinstall the product if Zend Optimizer is not properly installed, you can use code similar to the following:

print "ExampleApp is not properly installed. Please consult the User Manual, and reinstall it."

Note:

The combined size of the comments and PHP code blocks is limited to approximately 62KB.