[fitkoh]

@fitkoh  I always thought ioncube was free.  I've been installing it with VestaCP for free as a prerequisite for using Softaculous with VestaCP.  Is the premium a recent development?

You may be right. I think more information is required on the WISECP requirements. It states Ioncube as a requirement, but it doesn't state what Ioncube product is required. Are all of them required?

From Ioncube, they have:
*PHP Encoder https://www.ioncube.com/php_encoder.php?page=pricing
*Package Foundry https://www.ioncube.com/ipf/
*Bundler https://www.ioncube.com/bundler/
*Loader https://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php

The only one which doesn't come with a price tag is the loader.

Softaculous specifies that it requires the Ioncube loader: https://www.softaculous.com/docs/admin/i...in-cpanel/