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Hi, I've just worked around activating ionCube PHP loader files on a shared host who wouldn't load the files on the server, or edit the PHP.INI file for me...

Here's how to do it:

1) Upload the ionCube files to the top of your user directory (level above your WWW or public_html directory)
2) Create new or edit existing .htaccess file
3) Create line in the .htaccess file: php_value zend_extension <path>/ioncube_loader_lin_4.3.so

( NB: <path> should be replaced with the path to the loader file, eg: /usr/home/ioncube/ioncube_loader_etc... )

This tells the server to change the php_value for your site even without access to the PHP.INI file... Works a charm, and means you can host JReviews on any host without having to have them actively install ionCube (which many won't...)

Hope it helps,
Steph.

stephfox

The .htaccess workaround for ioncube worked like a charm.

Thanks! Great tip.

can't find the htaccess file...how do I create a new one?

I don't know, but you might be asking for too much 

well...ioncube is not probably perfect installed...I do see the modules in the front-end, but when I go in the back end, click on components---jreviews---component & management....again the same problem, ion cube looks not installed...is getting hard to make this work...