Numerous licensed and some free script-driven apps have encrypted program code, which is not human readable. The reasoning behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering as well as the unwanted usage of such applications. One of the most popular file encryption tools used for this particular purpose is known as Zend Guard and it is widespread as it can be used to change all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encoded files to run effectively on a web server afterwards is when a second tool called Zend Optimizer is available. In the event that you'd like to employ any type of paid web software which requires Zend Optimizer, you need to ensure that it is set up on the server where you'll host your site. Also, sites which require the instrument usually perform better since their program code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it is executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Hosting

Zend Optimizer is installed on all the servers that are a part of our state-of-the-art cloud website hosting platform. Regardless of which Linux cloud hosting package you obtain, you will be able to take advantage of the software instrument to guarantee that any kind of script application that needs it will work properly within your account. Using a convenient instrument in the Advanced area of the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with all the hosting accounts, you'll be able to activate and deactivate various settings with just a single button. Zend Optimizer is one of these, so even if this happens to be your very first website hosting account ever, you won't have any difficulties. In the same area you can also choose the PHP release for your account - 4 and numerous versions of 5, which means that any time you change to one that you haven't used yet, you can activate Zend Optimizer for it with just a click. As our platform allows you to use a couple of PHP releases at once, more experienced users can enable the tool for a specific website with a php.ini file in a specific domain folder as well.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Zend Optimizer is present on all servers that comprise our cluster website hosting platform, which means that you will be able to use it for all of your script-driven apps with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. It will be available all of the time even when you change the PHP version for your account as our feature-rich platform allows you to choose between 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 the version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes just a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel which is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts. Furthermore, you can also employ a different release of PHP and activate or deactivate Zend for each individual website that you host in the account. This is possible by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with a couple of lines of code inside it. In case you don't have previous experience and you aren't sure how to do this, our 24/7 technical support can assist you.