Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, that's required to execute files protected with Zend Guard - a widespread app 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 program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a large number of companies that create paid script apps, so in case you get 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're a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to shield your code and ensure that your site visitors or clients will be unable to alter it in whatever way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer often perform better owing to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed a lot faster.
Zend Optimizer in Web Hosting
If you purchase a web hosting plan from us, you will be able to choose the PHP version, which will be active for the account based on what your script apps need. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel for any of the versions that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this section, you can use a small software tool which will allow you to control the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions through On and Off buttons, so you will not need any kind of previous experience as enabling Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users will be able to do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the necessary code in a particular domain folder. If you need any assistance to activate the instrument, you're able to contact our technical support team at any time.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
We offer Zend Optimizer with all of our semi-dedicated servers. It's installed on our innovative cloud platform, which means that if any script-driven app which you need to use requires it to work, you just have to activate it with a click in the Hepsia Control Panel. You'll find Zend in the PHP Configuration section where you may also change the PHP release that your hosting account uses. For each new release which you set, simply click on the On button for Zend Optimizer and you are all set. Hepsia will remember your selection for previously used releases of PHP, so you won't need to do this each and every time. If you have more experience, you can take full advantage of the versatility of our cloud platform and use a php.ini file in order to set a different PHP release and activate/deactivate Zend Optimizer for a specific domain without the need of altering the overall settings for the whole semi-dedicated server account.