Install the loader

Install once. Run protected code anywhere.

The loader is free and always will be. Pick the build for your PHP version and OS, add one line to php.ini, and you're done. The same loader runs every file you protect.

Before you download

Which build do I need?

Match three things: your PHP version, your operating system, and (on Windows) thread safety.

Run this to see exactly what you need:

bash

php -i | findstr /C:"PHP Version" /C:"Thread Safety" /C:"Architecture"
# Linux/macOS: php -i | grep -E "PHP Version|Thread Safety|Architecture"

PHP Version — pick the matching build (7.4 through 8.4).
Thread Safety — "enabled" means TS, "disabled" means NTS. Linux is always NTS.
OS — Linux uses .so, Windows uses .dll.

Linux x86_64

NTS only. Compatible with all major distributions. Glibc 2.27+.

PHP 7.4 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php7.4-linux-nts.so

PHP 8.0 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.0-linux-nts.so

PHP 8.1 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.1-linux-nts.so

PHP 8.2 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.2-linux-nts.so

PHP 8.3 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.3-linux-nts.so

PHP 8.4 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.4-linux-nts.so

Installation instructions

bash

# 1. Find your PHP extension directory
php -i | grep extension_dir

# 2. Move the loader into it
sudo mv oxrion_loader-php8.2-linux-nts.so /usr/lib/php/20220829/

# 3. Add it to php.ini
echo "extension=oxrion_loader.so" | sudo tee -a /etc/php/8.2/cli/php.ini

# 4. Verify
php -m | grep oxrion

Windows

Both NTS (CLI, FastCGI) and TS (Apache mod_php) builds available.

Non-thread-safe (NTS)

PHP 7.4 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php7.4-windows-nts.dll

PHP 8.0 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.0-windows-nts.dll

PHP 8.1 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.1-windows-nts.dll

PHP 8.2 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.2-windows-nts.dll

PHP 8.3 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.3-windows-nts.dll

PHP 8.4 · NTS

oxrion_loader-php8.4-windows-nts.dll

Thread-safe (TS)

PHP 7.4 · TS

oxrion_loader-php7.4-windows-ts.dll

PHP 8.0 · TS

oxrion_loader-php8.0-windows-ts.dll

PHP 8.1 · TS

oxrion_loader-php8.1-windows-ts.dll

PHP 8.2 · TS

oxrion_loader-php8.2-windows-ts.dll

PHP 8.3 · TS

oxrion_loader-php8.3-windows-ts.dll

PHP 8.4 · TS

oxrion_loader-php8.4-windows-ts.dll

Installation instructions

batch

# 1. Drop the DLL into your PHP ext\ directory
#    (typically C:\php\ext\)

# 2. Edit php.ini and add:
extension=oxrion_loader

# 3. Restart your web server (IIS / Apache / nginx + php-cgi)

# 4. Verify
php -m | findstr oxrion

Last step

Confirm it's working

After editing php.ini and restarting your web server, check that the loader is active. If you see oxrion in the list, you're ready to run protected files.

bash

# Should print: oxrion
php -m | grep oxrion        # Linux / macOS
php -m | findstr oxrion     # Windows

Nothing printed? Make sure you edited the php.ini your web server actually uses (run php --ini to find it), and that you restarted the server after the change.

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Protect your PHP files with Oxrion Cloud. The loader on this page is all your customers ever need to install.

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