Suma is written in PHP (the same programming language used by Wordpress) and most of its PHP files are encoded thus they require a Decoder to be present on the web server in order to execute them.
Suma uses three equivalent but alternate encoding technologies so you have a choice of three decoder technologies to choose from. You will only need one of these three to be installed on your webserver to use Suma. All of them are free to download and use.
ionCube® provide a free Loader which enables end-users to transparently execute files encoded by ionCube’s PHP Encoder as if they were regular PHP files. On many web servers the Loader can be enabled automatically with no changes to the php.ini file or server restart. Alternatively a single line can be added to the php.ini file. Loaders are available for most OS/platforms from ionCube’s download page along with instructions for how to install their Loader.
Download link to ionCube’s Loader for your platform »
Instructions for installing ionCube’s Loader »
Suma for the IonCube Optimizer runtime »
PHP Express is a free PHP loader and accelerator from NuSphere™ that enables end-users to transparently execute files encoded by NuSphere Nu-Coder-PHP Encoder as if they were regular PHP files and also speeds up the execution of regular PHP files.
Download the NuSphere PHP Loader
Download link to NuSphere’s PHP Loader »
Instructions for installing NuSphere’s PHP Loader »
Suma for the PHPExpress Optimizer runtime »