Numerous licensed and some free of charge script-driven applications have encrypted program code, that is not human readable. The concept behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized usage of such apps. One of the most popular encryption instruments used for this specific purpose is known as Zend Guard and it's used widely because it can be used to change all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encoded files to run correctly on a web server afterwards is when an additional tool called Zend Optimizer is available. In the event that you want to employ any kind of paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you need to make sure that it's set up on the server where you will host your website. Also, sites that require the instrument can perform better because their code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it is executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting

When you buy a Linux shared service from our company, you're able to select the PHP version, that will be active for the account according to what your script apps need. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you are able to use a compact software tool that will allow you to control the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, therefore you will not need any kind of previous experience since activating Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More experienced users can do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the needed program code in a specific domain folder. If you need any assistance to activate the instrument, you will be able to contact our tech support crew at any time.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we provide and it takes only a couple of clicks to do that. Once you sign in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you should visit the PHP Configuration section where you can find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for each one of them. Zend is among these options, therefore you will not have to do anything more complex than clicking on its button. Because you can also change the PHP version for your account through the same section, you will have to enable Zend for any new version which you use. Of course, we have also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP version and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect only for this particular site, but not for the website hosting account as a whole.