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		| Originally posted by shogun3k ermm,, you're php is hidden on the server anyway. Dont have to encode it.
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 It's for public distribution, and if it's a vhost then it's often not very 'hidden' 

 Some PHP scripts require that you chmod them to world read access so there are no clashes with your uid and the web server's uid. Anyone who has access to that server can view your files.