You can use the PHP Selector to enable ionCube Loader in DirectAdmin.
- Log in to your DirectAdmin account.
- In the Additional Features section, click Select PHP version or type Select PHP in the navigation filter box. The option appears. Click on it.

- Click on the Extensions menu.

Note: If the Extensions page displays an error regarding the native PHP version, change it to a non-native version first.
-  Checkmark the gd. Once enabled, it will display a success message.

The message will read that the module gd is saved.
