Plenty of licensed and some free of charge script-driven applications have encoded program code, which isn't human readable. The idea behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering and the illegal use of such applications. Among the most popular file encryption tools used for this particular purpose is known as Zend Guard and it is very popular since it can be used to modify all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encoded files to work correctly on a web server afterwards is if a second tool called Zend Optimizer is there. In case you want to use any kind of paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you should ensure that it is set up on the server where you will host your site. In addition, sites that require the instrument will perform better since their program code is already precompiled and optimized, which means that it's executed quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Web Hosting

If you acquire a Linux web hosting service through us, you'll be able to choose the PHP version, which will be active for the account depending on what your script apps require. You can activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia website 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 area, you can take advantage of a small tool that will allow you to manage the php.ini file for the account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, therefore you will not need any previous experience as activating Zend Optimizer is as easy as clicking a button. More skilled users will be able to do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the required program code in a specific domain folder. If you need any assistance to activate the tool, you're able to contact our tech support crew anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to activate Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we offer and it'll take you only a couple of clicks to do that. Once you log in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you have to visit the PHP Configuration section where you will find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for all of them. Zend is among these options, so you do not need to do anything more complex than clicking on its button. Because you can also switch the PHP version for your account through the same section, you'll have to activate Zend for any new version which you use. Furthermore, we have also left the option for more experienced users to set both the PHP release as well as the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect just for this particular site, but not for the hosting account as a whole.