Numerous licensed and some cost-free script-driven applications have encrypted code, which is not human readable. The idea behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering and the unauthorized usage of such apps. Among the most popular file encryption tools used for this particular purpose is named Zend Guard and it is very popular because it can be used to modify all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only way for the encrypted files to work correctly on a web server afterwards is when an extra instrument called Zend Optimizer is present. When you wish to employ any paid web software which requires Zend Optimizer, you should ensure that it is set up on the server where you will host your website. In addition, sites which need the instrument will perform better as their program code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it is executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting

If you acquire a Linux shared hosting package through us, you will be able to choose the PHP version, which will be active for your account depending on what your script apps need. You'll be able to activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel for all of the releases that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this area, you're able to use a compact software tool which will allow you to handle the php.ini file for the account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions through On and Off buttons, which means that you won't need any previous knowledge as enabling Zend Optimizer is as easy as clicking a button. More skilled users can do the same by adding a php.ini file with the needed code in a specific domain folder. If you need any help to activate the instrument, you are able to contact our tech support crew anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

We've set up Zend Optimizer on all of the servers which are part of our top-notch cloud web hosting platform and considering that all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you'll be able to enable and take advantage of Zend for any script app that you would like to use with no more than a single click. In addition, you can pick the PHP version that will be active for your account, therefore if you move to a new release, you only need to go to the Advanced part of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it's as simple as that. In case you switch the version back, Zend will already be active. More tech-savvy users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to activate Zend Optimizer just for a separate site by putting a php.ini file with the needed program code inside the corresponding domain folder.