I'm thinking of apps running on internal banking servers (real case scenario) where hosting it remotely is a no-no for security reasons. Encrypting that would be pretty fantastic.
Jeremy Burns Class Outfit http://www.classoutfit.com On 4 Nov 2011, at 18:42, WebbedIT wrote: > @Jeremy: I would be wary of allowing any software licensed annually to > be hosted on another server. Apps licensed in this way tend to be more > like an SAAS app and as such would be centrally stored to allow for > maintenance, upgrades etc. > > If it is a plugin that we're talking about then the license tends to > get you a period of support and access to upgrades, so to let your > license expires means you can continue to use the plugin without > upgrades/fixes. > > Have you ever, or no of anyone else, who has bought code where you had > to decrypt it (try finding a shared hosting service that has ioncube/ > zend guard installed)? Maybe you could have a call from the remote > server to a database on your server which checked if a license is > valid? > > HTH, Paul > > On Nov 4, 9:38 am, AD7six <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Nov 4, 10:13 am, WebbedIT <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> @Ryan: If you could not raise a smile at Andy's response in this >>> thread then you really could do with a weekend off. Your response is >>> nicer than Andy's but they both mean the same thing ... "Why on earth >>> do you need to protect your code?!?" >> >> Actually my "point" (there was no point in my answer) was more this: >> >> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=protect+php+files >> >> if you can type your question in google and the answer pops up - it's >> not a question that belongs on any support forum. Less so here, for a >> question that has nothing specific to do with CakePHP. >> >> AD > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
