Numerous licensed and some free script-driven apps have encoded code, that is not human readable. The reasoning behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering as well as the unauthorized usage of such applications. One of the most popular encryption software tools used for this particular purpose is known as Zend Guard and it is very popular because it can be used to alter any PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encoded files to run correctly on a web server afterwards is when another tool called Zend Optimizer is there. In the event that you wish to employ any kind of paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you need to ensure that it is installed on the server where you'll host your website. Furthermore, sites which need the tool generally perform better as their program code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it's executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Web Hosting

Zend Optimizer is accessible on our in-house made cloud platform and you can use it whatever the web hosting plan that you select. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with all accounts and it will take you as little as several clicks to do this. Due to the fact that we support a number of different releases of 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), you will have to activate Zend Optimizer every time you change the version to one you have not used so far. This is a piece of cake though - the php.ini file where you can activate and disable various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click tool, and you will not need any coding skills or previous practical experience. Our web hosting services allow you to run any script-driven application which requires Zend Optimizer with no troubles, but if you're unsure how to proceed, you will be able to get in touch with our 24/7 technical support crew and they can enable the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

We've installed Zend Optimizer on all the servers that are a part of our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform and since all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you'll be able to activate and use Zend for any script app which you want to use with just a single click. In addition, you can pick the PHP release which will be active for your account, thus if you move to a different version, you just have to go to the Advanced part of your Hepsia website 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 website by putting a php.ini file with the required program code inside the corresponding domain folder.