Zend Optimizer is a tool, that is required to execute files encoded with Zend Guard - a popular application which is employed to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a number of corporations that develop paid script applications, so if you buy such an app for your site, you will probably need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you will host it. If you are a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to shield your program code and make sure that your website visitors or clients will not be able to change it in whatever way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer usually perform better since their PHP code is precompiled, thus it's already optimized and will be executed a lot quicker.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting
If you purchase a shared plan through our company, you'll be able to choose the PHP release, that will be active for your account based on what your script apps need. You can activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel for any of the versions that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this area, you can take advantage of a small tool that will allow you to manage the php.ini file for the account and enable or disable PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, therefore you won't need any previous knowledge as activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More experienced users can do the same by adding a php.ini file with the needed program code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any assistance to activate the tool, you're able to contact our tech support team at any time.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
Zend Optimizer is available on all the servers that comprise our cluster web hosting platform, therefore you can use it for all of your script-driven applications with all of our semi-dedicated server packages. It is available all the time even when you change the PHP version for your account as our feature-rich platform allows you to choose between PHP 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2. Both changing your version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes a few clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts. In addition, you can also employ a different version of PHP and enable or disable Zend for each individual site that you host in your account. This is possible by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with several lines of program code inside it. In case you do not have previous experience and you are not sure how to do that, our 24/7 technical assistance can assist you.