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phpcopy-protection

Show your php code but protect it from being copied


I have a php project that i want to sell. The buyer wants his programmer to see the quality of the code first, before it makes the purchase.

I don't want him to be able to copy the code so i have to protect it.

How would you protect your code from being copied? PDF? FTP Flash Viewer browser? Something?

P.S. if it is of any importance, the programer doesn't need to run the code, he just needs to be able to take a look at it.


Solution

  • If you are providing the source code, there isn't much that can be done to stop somebody copying it. Even if you sent it to them as a screen shot, they could merely retype it.

    The best thing you can do is give them a small excerpt of your code, that doesn't do much by itself, but demonstrates the quality of your coding ability.