3. Copy the binary to module directory that was found on step 2:
# cp ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_7.0.so /usr/lib/php/20151012/
# echo "zend_extension=ioncube_loader_lin_7.0.so" > /etc/php/7.0/cli/conf.d/00-ioncube-loader.ini
# echo "zend_extension=ioncube_loader_lin_7.0.so" > /etc/php/7.0/apache2/conf.d/00-ioncube-loader.ini
# echo "zend_extension=ioncube_loader_lin_7.0.so" > /etc/php/7.0/cgi/conf.d/00-ioncube-loader.ini
# echo "zend_extension=ioncube_loader_lin_7.0.so" > /etc/php/7.0/fpm/conf.d/00-ioncube-loader.ini
4. Restart Apache:
# service apache2 restart