Distributing PHP project files

[Anon]

I'm intending to start PHP and I've this doubt to clarify.

I read that in projects using JSP, the developer can distribute JAVA classes. So, the source codes are not distributed.

I wonder how is the case for PHP projects? Is there a way a developer distributes the functions/classes he wrote without distributing the source codes?

[brandonschnell]

only using commercial software like zend encoder.

http://www.zend.com/zend/products.php#encoder

[Anon]

I have a question. does anybody tried PBC (PHP Bytecode Compiler) at http://pbc.sourceforge.net/???

I think it should accomplish the same task ...
bye

[tarius0508]

I looked into it, but according to their site, they say they lack object processing which means the OOP aspect of PHP would be useless to programmers using that PBC.