Zend Optimizer is an instrument, that's required to run files encoded with Zend Guard - a popular application which is used to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the purpose to protect them from tampering with the program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by lots of corporations that create paid script applications, so when you acquire such an application for your website, you will most likely need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you will host it. In case you are a programmer, you can use Zend Guard to protect your code and make sure that your site visitors or customers will be unable to change it in any way. Websites which use Zend Optimizer usually perform better owing to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Website Hosting

When you purchase a shared website hosting from us, you can select the PHP version, that will be active for the account based on what your script applications require. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel for any of the versions that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you're able to take advantage of a compact tool that will allow you to control the php.ini file for your account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, which means that you won't need any previous knowledge considering that enabling Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More skilled users will be able to do the same thing by adding a php.ini file with the required code in a particular domain folder. If you need any assistance to activate the instrument, you are able to contact our technical support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to enable Zend Optimizer with each semi-dedicated server that we supply and it'll take you just a couple of clicks to do this. When you sign in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you need to go to the PHP Configuration section where you can find many different options and On/Off buttons for them. Zend is among these options, which means that you don't need to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Since you can also switch the PHP release for your account through the very same section, you will have to activate Zend for any new version which you use. Furthermore, we've also left the possibility for more experienced users to set the PHP release 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 specific website, but not for the web hosting account as a whole.