i have downloaded some php files (it’s a content management system) but i can’t open them. it appears that they contain binary data. this is what i get when i open them using a text editor:
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(there is much more, about 50 lines)
what is this? i have never worked with Zend, is it some kind of compression? how can i open and edit these files?
This file appears to be encoded by Zend guard. You probably cannot decode it.
Here is something you can read on http://www.zend.com/en/products/guard/