Zend Optimizer is a tool, which is needed to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a widespread app which is used to encode PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the idea to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by numerous companies that create paid script apps, so if you purchase such an app for your site, you'll most likely need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you'll host it. In case you're a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to secure your code and make sure that your website visitors or customers won't be able to alter it in whatever way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer usually perform better owing to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, thus it is already optimized and will be executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting

When you acquire a shared hosting plan from us, you're able to choose the PHP release, which will be active for the account according to what your script apps need. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel for any of the versions that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this section, you can take advantage of a compact tool that will allow you to handle the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions through On and Off buttons, which means that you will not need any previous knowledge as activating Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More experienced users can do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the required code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any assistance to activate the tool, you'll be able to contact our tech support team at any time.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

We have installed Zend Optimizer on all the servers that are part of our hi-tech cloud web hosting platform and considering that all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you'll be able to activate and take advantage of Zend for any kind of script application that you'd like to use with just a click. In addition, you can pick the PHP version which will be active for your account, therefore if you switch to a different release, you only have to go to the Advanced section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it's as simple as that. In case you change the version back, Zend will already be active. More experienced users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to enable Zend Optimizer just for a single site by placing a php.ini file with the required code inside the corresponding domain folder.