Zend Optimizer is a software tool, that is needed to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a well-known application that is employed to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the 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 site, you'll 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 shield your program code and ensure that your site visitors or customers won't be able to alter it in any way. Websites which use Zend Optimizer generally perform better because their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed more quickly.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Web Hosting

When you acquire a cloud web hosting plan through our company, you will be able to pick the PHP release, which 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 section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you will be able to employ a compact tool that will allow you to handle the php.ini file for the account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, therefore you won't need any kind of previous knowledge since enabling Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More experienced users can do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the necessary code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you're able to contact our tech support crew at any time.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

Zend Optimizer is featured on all servers that comprise our cluster website hosting platform, so you are able to use it for your script-driven applications with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. It'll be available at all times even if you change the PHP version for your account as our feature-rich platform will allow you to select from 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 just a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration area of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to take care of the semi-dedicated accounts. In addition, you may even use a different version of PHP and activate or deactivate Zend for each individual domain that you host in your account. You can do this by using a php.ini file in a domain folder with just a couple of lines of program code inside it. If you do not have previous experience and you are not sure how to do that, our 24/7 tech support will assist.