php-next Loaders

Download the native loaders for Linux and Windows to run PRO, ULTRA, and ULTRA V1 protected code.

Playground demo blobs use simplified encoding and work with the PHP loader (included in demo ZIP), NOT the native extension.
DEV/OSS uses the open-core PHP loader (link to GitHub).
PRO/ULTRA/ULTRA_V1 requires the native loader extension.

Linux (64-bit, x86_64)

v1.0.0

Release date: 2024-11-30

PHP versions: 8.1 – 8.3

Architecture: x86_64 (glibc)

📦 Download .tar.gz 📦 Download .zip

Linux ARM64 (aarch64)

v1.0.0

Release date: 2024-11-30

PHP versions: 8.1 – 8.3

Architecture: ARM64 (aarch64, glibc)

📦 Download .tar.gz 📦 Download .zip

Windows (64-bit)

v1.0.0

Release date: Coming Soon

PHP versions: 8.1 – 8.3

Architecture: x86_64

📦 Download .zip (Coming Soon)

Windows DLL build requires Windows/MSVC environment. Available soon.

📥 Installation Instructions

Linux (x86_64 / ARM64)

# 1. Extract the archive
tar -xzf php-next-loader-linux-x86_64-v1.0.0.tar.gz
# or
unzip php-next-loader-linux-x86_64-v1.0.0.zip

# 2. Copy extension to PHP extension directory
sudo cp php_next_loader.so $(php-config --extension-dir)/

# 3. Enable extension in php.ini
echo "extension=php_next_loader.so" | sudo tee /etc/php/8.x/mods-available/php_next_loader.ini
sudo phpenmod php_next_loader

# 4. Verify installation
php -m | grep php_next_loader

Windows

# 1. Extract the archive
# Unzip php-next-loader-windows-x86_64-v1.0.0.zip

# 2. Copy extension to PHP ext/ directory
# Copy php_next_loader.dll to C:\php\ext\

# 3. Edit php.ini
# Add: extension=php_next_loader.dll

# 4. Verify installation
php -m | findstr php_next_loader

🔓 DEV Loader (Open Source)

For development and open-source blobs, use the open-core PHP loader. This loader is not suitable for PRO/ULTRA/ULTRA_V1 protected blobs.

📦 View on GitHub 📖 Read Documentation

📊 Loader Compatibility Matrix

Edition	DEV Loader (PHP)	Native Loader (.so/.dll)	Playground Demo	Hosting
DEV / OSS	✅ Supported	✅ Supported	❌ Not applicable	Shared hosting friendly
Playground Demo	✅ Required	❌ Not compatible	✅ This is it	Shared hosting friendly
TRIAL	❌ Not supported	✅ Required	❌ Not compatible	VPS/Cloud recommended
PRO	❌ Not supported	✅ Required	❌ Not compatible	VPS/Cloud recommended
ULTRA	❌ Not supported	✅ Required	❌ Not compatible	VPS/Cloud recommended
ULTRA V1	❌ Not supported	✅ Required	❌ Not compatible	VPS/Cloud recommended

Note: Playground demo blobs use simplified encoding and work with the PHP loader (included in demo ZIP downloads). They are not compatible with the native loader extension. To test the native loader, you need a real PRO/ULTRA/ULTRA_V1 blob encoded with the full encoder.