Edit the php.ini file
To Edit the php.ini File:Open the php.ini file found in the Apache
bin folder. The Apache folder is created in the XAMPP folder during installation (for example, C:\Program Files\xampp\apache\bin\php.ini)
Locate the Output_buffering = Off entry and change to Output_buffering = 4096
Locate the display_errors = On entry and change to display_errors = off
zend_extension_ts = "[drive]:\[path]\ioncube_loader_win[php flavor].dll"
where [drive] and [path] locate the loader, and [php flavor] is the ioncube version, for example:
zend_extension_ts = "C:\xampp\htdocs\awm\ioncube\ioncube_loader_win_5. 2.dll"
Save the changes to the file
Restart the Apache server, or your machine, after the file has been updated