diff --git a/ubuntu/resources/ioncube.sh b/ubuntu/resources/ioncube.sh
index 3555617..2989dd9 100755
--- a/ubuntu/resources/ioncube.sh
+++ b/ubuntu/resources/ioncube.sh
@@ -102,4 +102,15 @@ if [ ."$php_version" = ."8.1" ]; then
 
         #restart the service
         service php8.1-fpm restart
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+if [ ."$php_version" = ."8.3" ]; then
+        #copy the php extension .so into the php lib directory
+        cp ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_8.3.so /usr/lib/php/20230831
+
+        #add the 00-ioncube.ini file
+		echo "zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/20230831/ioncube_loader_lin_8.3.so" > /etc/php/8.3/fpm/conf.d/00-ioncube.ini
+		echo "zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/20230831/ioncube_loader_lin_8.3.so" > /etc/php/8.3/cli/conf.d/00-ioncube.ini
+
+        #restart the service
+        service php8.3-fpm restart
+fi