Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, that is required to execute files protected with Zend Guard - a well-known application which is employed to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the idea to protect them from tampering with the program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a large number of corporations that create paid script applications, so if you acquire such an application for your site, you'll most likely need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. If you are a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to protect your code and make sure that your site visitors or customers will not be able to change it in whatever way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer often perform much better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, thus it's already optimized and will be executed much more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Website Hosting

If you obtain a cloud website hosting from us, you are able to choose the PHP version, that will be active for the account based on what your script apps require. You'll be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel for all of the releases that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you can take advantage of a compact tool which will allow you to manage the php.ini file for your account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, which means that you won't need any kind of previous knowledge because enabling Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More skilled users will be able to do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the necessary code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any assistance to activate the tool, you can contact our technical support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with each and every semi-dedicated server that we provide and it will take you just a couple of clicks to do this. Once you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you need to head to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find many different options and On/Off buttons for them. Zend is one of these options, therefore you don't need to do anything more difficult than clicking on its button. Because you can also switch the PHP version for your account through the very same section, you will have to enable Zend for any new version which you use. In addition, we've also left the option for more experienced users to set the PHP version and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect only for this specific site, but not for the website hosting account as a whole.