liexusong/php-beast

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1738 stars · 509 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

php-beast is a PHP extension written in C that encrypts PHP source code files so they can be distributed without exposing the original code. It supports AES, DES, and Base64 encryption, file expiration timestamps, and machine-binding via network card addresses.

Use cases

• encrypt php source code before distributing to clients
• protect commercial php application from being read or modified
• set an expiration date on encrypted php files
• lock php code to run only on specific machines
• batch encrypt an entire php project directory

When to choose

• you distribute proprietary PHP code and want to prevent reading or tampering
• you need license-style expiration or hardware binding for PHP deployments
• you want a free self-hosted alternative to commercial PHP encoders like ionCube or SourceGuardian

When to avoid

• you need support for modern PHP versions beyond 7.1
• you require strong cryptographic guarantees - the encryption key ships with the extension and can be extracted
• your project is open source and code protection is unnecessary

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

security cryptography developer-tools developer-tools security windows php php-extension source-code-encryption code-protection obfuscation phpize php linux macos

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