Zend Optimizer is an instrument, that's required to run files protected with Zend Guard - a popular app that is used to encode 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 numerous organizations that create paid script applications, so in case you obtain such an app for your website, you'll most likely need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. If you're a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to secure your code and ensure that your site visitors or customers won't be able to alter it in any way. Sites which use Zend Optimizer ordinarily perform better since their PHP code is precompiled, thus it is already optimized and will be executed quicker.
Zend Optimizer in Website Hosting
If you buy a website hosting plan through us, you'll be able to select the PHP release, which will be active for the account based on what your script applications need. You can activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel for all of the releases that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you will be able to employ a small software tool that will allow you to handle the php.ini file for your account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, so you won't need any kind of previous knowledge because enabling Zend Optimizer is as easy as clicking a button. More skilled users can do the same thing by adding a php.ini file with the required code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the instrument, you will be able to contact our tech support team anytime.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
We have set up Zend Optimizer on all servers that are a part of our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform and since all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you'll be able to enable and take advantage of Zend for any script app which you want to use with just a single click. In addition, you can select the PHP release which will be active for your account, thus if you move to a different version, you only have to go to the Advanced part of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it's as simple as that. In case you switch the version back, Zend will already be active. More experienced users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP version and to enable Zend Optimizer just for a single site by placing a php.ini file with the needed code inside the corresponding domain folder.