# Encrypt the cakephp file/source code

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/encrypt-the-cakephp-file-source-code/2010>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [February 7, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/encrypt-the-cakephp-file-source-code/2010 "2017-02-07T19:37:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![monologie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@monologie](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/monologie)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/encrypt-the-cakephp-file-source-code/2010/1 "2017-02-07T19:37:11Z")

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Hello

Is it possible to hide/encode/encrypt the cakephp file/source code.

thank you

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**Author:** ![sohelrana820](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/sohelrana820/32/362_2.png) [@sohelrana820](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/sohelrana820)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/encrypt-the-cakephp-file-source-code/2010/2 "2017-02-07T21:29:18Z")

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I think it’s not possible.

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**Author:** ![g0tcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@g0tcha](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/g0tcha)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/encrypt-the-cakephp-file-source-code/2010/3 "2017-08-14T12:10:31Z")

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You could use solution like [ionCube](https://www.ioncube.com).