How to Install Older Versions of Ioncube Loader Extensions for PHP

Administrators can configure a custom link to a .tar.gz archive containing older Ioncube Loader versions. By default, the file does not exist, and the opencli php-ioncube script will download the latest versions from the Ioncube Loader website.

Follow these steps to set up an older version of Ioncube Loader:

1. Create a directory named ioncube.

2. Place the loader files in the directory.
   Inside the ioncube directory, add the loader files for each PHP version in the format: ioncube_loader_lin_*.so

3. Compress the directory into a .tar.gz archive.

4. Upload the archive online.
   Upload the .tar.gz archive to a web-accessible location and copy the download link.

5. Set the download link.
   Add the link to the /etc/openpanel/php/ioncube.txt file.

Once the link is set, all subsequent Ioncube Loader installations using the opencli php-ioncube command will download the loader from the specified archive.