Zend Optimizer is a software tool, that's required to run files encoded with Zend Guard - a widespread application that is used to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by numerous corporations which create paid script apps, so if you acquire such an app for your website, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. In case you are a programmer, you can use Zend Guard to protect your program code and make sure that your site visitors or clients will be unable to change it in whatever way. Sites that use Zend Optimizer usually perform better owing to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed faster.

Zend Optimizer in Hosting

If you obtain a hosting through our company, you can select the PHP release, that will be active for your account depending on what your script applications require. You'll be able to 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 offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you'll be able to employ a small software tool which will allow you to handle the php.ini file for the account and enable or disable PHP extensions through On and Off buttons, which means that you won't need any previous experience since activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More skilled users can do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the needed program code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you can contact our technical support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

We've installed Zend Optimizer on all of the servers which are a part of our hi-tech cloud web hosting platform and considering that all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you will be able to enable and employ Zend for any script application that you want to use with no more than a click. You may also select the PHP version that will be active for your account, thus if you move to a new release, you just have to go to the Advanced section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it is 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 version and to activate Zend Optimizer just for a single site by placing a php.ini file with the needed code inside the corresponding domain folder.