https://sourceguardian.com/blog.html Catch up on all the latest news, updates and tips from us... We don't just blog about our work, we also cover industry topics. Check back to see what we're currently talking about, or click the orange RSS button to subscribe! en-us 2026-03-12T11:32:26+01:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-to-create-trial-versions-of-php-software-post-278-1.html <h1 id="how-to-create-trial-versions-of-php-software" tabindex="-1">How to Create Trial Versions of PHP Software</h1> <p>Trial versions of PHP software let users test your product before committing to a purchase. They work by limiting access - either by time (e.g., 7, 14, or 30 days) or features -... 2026-01-05T10:26:55+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-to-create-trial-versions-of-php-software-post-278-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-dynamic-licensing-secures-php-code-distribution-post-277-1.html <h1 id="how-dynamic-licensing-secures-php-code-distribution" tabindex="-1">How Dynamic Licensing Secures PHP Code Distribution</h1> <p>Dynamic licensing is a modern approach to protect PHP code by tying its usage to specific environments, such as a server's domain, IP address, or hardware. Unlike... 2026-01-05T09:55:57+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-dynamic-licensing-secures-php-code-distribution-post-277-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-symmetric-encryption-secures-php-scripts-post-276-1.html <h1 id="how-symmetric-encryption-secures-php-scripts" tabindex="-1">How Symmetric Encryption Secures PHP Scripts</h1> <p>Symmetric encryption protects PHP scripts by using a single key for both encrypting and decrypting data. This approach ensures sensitive information like database records,... 2025-12-22T03:26:53+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-symmetric-encryption-secures-php-scripts-post-276-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-sourceguardian-17-adds-php-8-5-support-post-275-1.html <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">We are proud to announce launching of SourceGuardian 17 and SourceGuardian 17 Pro with full PHP 8.5 support.&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <br /> The update... 2025-12-11T18:23:00+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-sourceguardian-17-adds-php-8-5-support-post-275-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-trial-version-encoding-protects-php-code-post-267-1.html <h1 id="how-trial-version-encoding-protects-php-code" tabindex="-1">How Trial Version Encoding Protects PHP Code</h1> <p>Encoding your PHP trial versions is a smart way to secure your code, prevent misuse, and enforce trial limitations. It works by transforming your PHP scripts into encrypted... 2025-12-08T04:25:52+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-trial-version-encoding-protects-php-code-post-267-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-dynamic-licensing-enhances-php-script-security-post-264-1.html <h1 id="how-dynamic-licensing-enhances-php-script-security" tabindex="-1">How Dynamic Licensing Enhances PHP Script Security</h1> <p>Dynamic licensing is a modern approach to protecting PHP scripts by verifying software licenses during runtime, not just at installation. This method ensures... 2025-11-24T03:37:02+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-dynamic-licensing-enhances-php-script-security-post-264-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-to-create-trial-versions-of-php-software-post-261-1.html <h1 id="how-to-create-trial-versions-of-php-software" tabindex="-1">How to Create Trial Versions of PHP Software</h1> <p>Trial versions of PHP software let users test your product before committing to a purchase. They work by limiting access - either by time (e.g., 7, 14, or 30 days) or features -... 2025-11-17T04:38:31+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-to-create-trial-versions-of-php-software-post-261-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-sourceguardian-pro-update-post-259-1.html <div>SourceGuardian PRO has been updated to fix some issues with its most advanced encoding mode - the default encoding mode in PRO. Advanced encoding goes far beyond compiling PHP source code to bytecode and encrypting it. If you are not using the PRO version yet, you may be interested to read... 2025-11-10T11:14:00+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-sourceguardian-pro-update-post-259-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-ultimate-guide-to-php-script-licensing-post-257-1.html <h1 id="ultimate-guide-to-php-script-licensing" tabindex="-1">Ultimate Guide to PHP Script Licensing</h1> <p>Licensing your PHP scripts is the best way to control how others use, modify, or distribute your code. Without a license, your work could be used commercially or redistributed without your... 2025-11-10T05:35:12+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-ultimate-guide-to-php-script-licensing-post-257-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-to-encrypt-php-scripts-for-production-post-255-1.html <h1 id="how-to-encrypt-php-scripts-for-production" tabindex="-1">How to Encrypt PHP Scripts for Production</h1> <p>Encrypting PHP scripts protects your code from being read, copied, or modified while keeping it functional. Tools like <a href="https://sourceguardian.com/">SourceGuardian</a> convert... 2025-10-20T05:06:29+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-how-to-encrypt-php-scripts-for-production-post-255-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-loaders-for-php-7-4-updated-post-252-1.html <div>This is a critical loaders update for PHP 7.4+ Mostly critical for Linux platforms - Ubuntu etc. If you experience segfaults when running protected files on Linux or other OS, please update loaders. The recent version is 16.0.4. Loaders for older PHP versions were not changed.&nbsp;<br /> <br... 2025-10-16T15:02:00+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-loaders-for-php-7-4-updated-post-252-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-common-php-security-questions-answered-post-249-1.html <h1 id="common-php-security-questions-answered" tabindex="-1">Common PHP Security Questions Answered</h1> <p>PHP powers countless web applications, but its widespread use also makes it a prime target for cyberattacks. From SQL injection to cross-site scripting (XSS), PHP applications face serious... 2025-10-13T07:41:23+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-common-php-security-questions-answered-post-249-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-7-ways-to-protect-php-code-from-theft-post-245-1.html <h1 id="7-ways-to-protect-php-code-from-theft" tabindex="-1">7 Ways to Protect PHP Code from Theft</h1> <p><strong>PHP code theft is a serious issue.</strong> Your source code can be copied, shared, or modified without your consent, leading to financial losses, security risks, and damage to your... 2025-10-06T06:13:35+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-7-ways-to-protect-php-code-from-theft-post-245-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-why-php-scripts-need-ip-address-locking-post-243-1.html <h1 id="why-php-scripts-need-ip-address-locking" tabindex="-1">Why PHP Scripts Need IP Address Locking</h1> <p>IP address locking adds a security layer to PHP scripts by restricting access to specific, pre-approved IP addresses. This ensures that only authorized users can execute your code, reducing... 2025-09-15T05:59:08+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-why-php-scripts-need-ip-address-locking-post-243-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-php-obfuscation-vs-encryption-which-works-best--post-242-1.html <h1 id="php-obfuscation-vs-encryption-which-works-best" tabindex="-1">PHP Obfuscation vs Encryption: Which Works Best?</h1> <p><strong>Want to protect your <a href="https://www.php.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PHP</a> code but unsure whether to use obfuscation or... 2025-09-08T14:08:01+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-php-obfuscation-vs-encryption-which-works-best--post-242-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-php-code-protection-checklist-for-developers-post-241-1.html <h1 id="php-code-protection-checklist-for-developers" tabindex="-1">PHP Code Protection Checklist for Developers</h1> <p>PHP code is vulnerable by nature since it’s stored as plain text on servers. Without proper protection, your code can be stolen, reverse-engineered, or exploited for... 2025-09-05T16:28:28+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-php-code-protection-checklist-for-developers-post-241-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-celebrating-a-year-of-sourceguardian-pro-post-237-1.html <div>SourceGuardian PRO, launched in May 2024, has now been available for over a year!<br /> <br /> Designed for professional use, this version features advanced encoding and dynamic licensing support for seamless CI/CD integration.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>For more details, check out our <a... 2025-06-29T12:41:00+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-celebrating-a-year-of-sourceguardian-pro-post-237-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-sourceguardian-16-for-freebsd-standard-and-pro-are-available-post-236-1.html <div>SourceGuardian 16 for FreeBSD is now available for Standard and PRO versions. Please feel free to download an upgrade from your user profile, upgrade to PRO or purchase a new copy from the user profile.</div>... 2025-06-29T12:37:00+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-sourceguardian-16-for-freebsd-standard-and-pro-are-available-post-236-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-loaders-v16-0-2-update-for-php-7-2--post-235-1.html <div>The recent loaders update is related to fixing critical but very rare conditions for the loaders to fails with seg fault. The conditions include encoding on Windows and running on Linux or Mac. If you encode on Windows, consider updating loaders for your target platforms. It's not necessary to... 2025-03-03T11:19:00+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-loaders-v16-0-2-update-for-php-7-2--post-235-1.html https://sourceguardian.com/blog-linux-loaders-updated-v16-0-1-post-234-1.html <div>We updated loaders for Linux up to 16.0.1. A problem with machine id locking that did not work for the files encoded with SG16 on Windows or Mac is fixed now. Please download and install the updated loaders for Linux version 16.0.1. <br /> <br /> Please note, the updated loaders will not run... 2025-02-15T12:28:00+00:00 https://sourceguardian.com/blog-linux-loaders-updated-v16-0-1-post-234-1.html