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How to install Sourceguardian on DirectAdmin?
June 11, 2026
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Why install SourceGuardian on directAdmin?
Installing SourceGuardian on the DirectAdmin control panel or any other control panel is often done to protect PHP codes. SourceGuardian is a PHP encryption that is provided to protect the code and license of programs developed with PHP.
How to install Sourceguardian on DirectAdmin Ubuntu/CentOS/RHEL OS
To install SourceGuardian on all operating systems and control panels, just use the following command: Run the command on the SSH server.
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mkdir -p /usr/local/sourceguardian
cd /usr/local/sourceguardian
wget http://www.sourceguardian.com/loaders/download/loaders.linux-x86_64.tar.gz
tar xzf loaders.linux-x86_64.tar.gz
echo "zend_extension = /usr/local/sourceguardian/ixed.7.3.lin" >> /usr/local/php73/lib/php.conf.d/90-custom.ini
Don’t forget to match the ixed.X.X.lin file with your version of php (in the example: ixed.7.3.lin for php 7.3)
a simple php -m, will confirm that it is installed (and also php -v)
