runtime issue with php4.4 hardcoded

[flyguye]

Hi i'm having this problem, can anyone help me? Its urgent!

Run-Time Loading Installation Instructions

Testing Server

Testing whether your system supports run-time loading...


Looking for Loader 'ioncube_loader_lin_4.4.so'

Extensions Dir: . (/s101/home4/mapa/calendar/ioncube)
Relative Path: /../../../../../s101/home4/mapa/calendar/ioncube/
Found Loader: /s101/home4/mapa/calendar/ioncube/../../../../../s101/home4/mapa/calendar/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_4.4.so

Trying to install Loader - this may produce an error...

Results

The Loader was not installed
------------- they replied ----------------

Hello,

We upgraded to a hardened version of PHP (4.4.1 with hardening patch 0.4.5).
>From the looks of your error message, your scripts are attempting to load a
dynamic PHP extension, and unfortunately these are not binary compatible with
the hardened version.

I have contacted ioncube regarding this matter and am waiting to hear back
with any suggestions they may have. In the meantime we are continuing to
evaluate the impact and will be seeking alternative solutions to this problem.

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> Hi Martial,
> I have been a loyal customer with server101 for many
> years
> i have even convinced my association to switch webhost to server101
> because
> you guys have always good with support. I fully understand the need for
> greater security & support it, but there should be a proper way of
> carrying
> out these upgrades.

I can assure you all due care has been applied and the upgrade was a success.
You calendar is the only application, out of thousands we host, which is
having issues and the reason that is is because it using a non PHP native
application.

> I have also written to ioncube as i am desperate to
> get
> this working, would you consider manually adding a line in the php.ini
> file
> to make it work? this the address that shows how-
> http://www.ioncube.com/loader_installation.php (http://www.ioncube.com/loader_installation.php)
>

I am forwarding your email to our applications administrator to ask if he
could take a look into it when he has a moment however I don't know that it
will be possible to put it in the php.ini because that will mean it will most
likely mean it will load everytime a PHP script runs on the system .

Regards

Martial


------ that was what was going on ---------

Anyone got a clue as how to fix this?

Thanks
Suven

[ve9gra]

Maybe you could ask your provider if they support Zend Optimizer (version 2.5.5 or higher), and you could then use the Zend encoded version of the Calendar.

[Brian]

It sounds as though your host has abandoned you on this. Hopefully they will support Zend or add ionCube support back as an option.

[flyguye]

does this mean i'm stuck otherwise?

[Brian]

Either ionCube or Zend is required to run the script. So your host should support either in order to execute the calendar.