Looks totally bogus dudette.

http://www.php-editors.com/pear_manual/index.php?p=pecl.bcompiler.bcompile-write-exe-footer.html

An EXE (or self executable) file consists of 3 parts,

The Executable code (eg. a compiled C program that can initiate call the php bcompiler)
The Bzip encoded Bytecodes
The bcompiler exe footer

But for these guys to do this, bytecode should be obtainable reasonably painlessly, no.
 

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Looks totally bogus dudette.

http://www.php-editors.com/pear_manual/index.php?p=pecl.bcompiler.bcompile-write-exe-footer.html

An EXE (or self executable) file consists of 3 parts,

The Executable code (eg. a compiled C program that can initiate call the php bcompiler)
The Bzip encoded Bytecodes
The bcompiler exe footer

But, for these chaps to do this shouldn't bytecode be obtainable rather painlessly?