Is PHP obfuscation necessary at all?
obfuscation, php, web
Solution
It's designed to obfuscate distributed PHP code. For example, say you're selling a forum system but offer a free trial. If someone can just go in and disable the payment check, then what's the point of selling it?
Problem
I saw this thread after wondering if a PHP obfuscator exists. It gave me the question: Why is it necessary to obfuscate PHP code if PHP files aren't supposed to be downloadable/"decompilable" in the first place?