Zend Optimizer is a popular piece of software, that is required to execute files encoded with Zend Guard. The latter encrypts files created in PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 in order to protect them from reverse engineering and illegal usage, thus guarding copyrighted source code. In case you would like to protect your custom-made script, for instance, you are able to use Zend Guard and your program code will no longer be human readable, but you'll also need Zend Optimizer on the server where you host your website. Lots of ready-made script-driven apps, especially ones which are paid, also require Zend Optimizer so as to work correctly because their core code is often not free to change. Sites which use the tool are normally faster since their code is already optimized and pre-compiled.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting
If you get a shared hosting plan from us, you will be able to select the PHP version, that will be active for the account based on what your script applications need. You'll be able to activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this area, you're able to employ a small software tool which will allow you to manage the php.ini file for the account and enable or disable PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, so you will not need any kind of previous knowledge considering that enabling Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More experienced users will be able to do the same by placing a php.ini file with the needed program code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you will be able to contact our tech support crew anytime.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
You'll be able to enable Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we provide and it'll take you just a couple of clicks to do this. Once you log in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you should go to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for each one of them. Zend is among these options, therefore you do not need to do anything more difficult than clicking on its button. Because you can also change the PHP release for your account through the same section, you'll have to enable Zend for any new version which you use. In addition, we've also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP release as well as the status of Zend Optimizer manually by putting a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect just for this particular site, but not for the website hosting account as a whole.