Zend Optimizer is a software tool, that is needed to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a widespread app that is employed to encode 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 lot of companies that make paid script apps, so when you purchase such an application for your site, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you will host it. If you're a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to shield your program code and make sure that your website visitors or clients won't be able to change it in any way. Sites that use Zend Optimizer ordinarily perform better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it's already optimized and will be executed faster.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting
Zend Optimizer is present on our tailor-made cloud platform and you're able to use it regardless of the shared hosting plan that you choose. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with all the accounts and it will take you only a few clicks to do that. Considering that we support many 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 enable Zend Optimizer every time you switch the version to one you haven't used so far. This is very simple though - the php.ini file where you can activate and disable various PHP extensions can be operated with a point-and-click instrument, and you do not need any kind of computer programming skills or previous practical experience. Our website hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app which requires Zend Optimizer with no difficulties, yet when you are not sure what you should do, you'll be able to get in touch with our 24/7 technical support team and they can activate the tool for you.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can activate Zend Optimizer with each and every semi-dedicated server that we provide and it takes only a couple of clicks to do that. When you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you should head to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for each one of them. Zend is one of these options, therefore you will not need to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Since you can also change the PHP release for your account through the very same section, you will need to activate Zend for any new version which you use. Furthermore, we've also left the option for more experienced users to set the PHP release and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by putting a php.ini file in a particular domain folder. The file will have effect just for this specific website, but not for the hosting account as a whole.