Many licensed and some free of charge script-driven apps have encrypted code, which isn't human readable. The concept behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering and the illegal usage of such applications. One of the most popular encryption instruments used for this particular purpose is named Zend Guard and it's widely used due to the fact that it can be used to modify any PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only way for the encrypted files to run properly on a web server after that is if one more tool called Zend Optimizer is available. When you want to employ any type of paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you have to make sure that it is installed on the server where you'll host your site. In addition, sites which need the tool tend to perform better as their code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it's executed quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Web Hosting

Zend Optimizer can be found on our custom-made cloud platform and you will be able to use it whatever the web hosting plan that you choose. It can be enabled through the Hepsia Control Panel that is included with all the accounts and it will take you as little as a few clicks to do that. Since 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 change the version to one you haven't used yet. This is quite simple though - the php.ini file where you can activate and deactivate various PHP extensions can be operated with a point-and-click instrument, so you do not need any computer programming skills or previous experience. Our hosting services allow you to run any script-driven application which requires Zend Optimizer with no troubles, yet when you're not sure how to proceed, you will be able to get in touch with our 24/7 tech support team and they will activate the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to enable Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we provide and it will take you just a couple of clicks to do this. Once you sign in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you have to go to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find many different options and On/Off buttons for each one of them. Zend is one of these options, so you don't have to do anything more complex than clicking on its button. Because you can also switch the PHP release for your account through the very same section, you will need to activate Zend for any new version that you use. Of course, we have also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP version as well as the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a particular domain folder. The file will have effect just for this specific site, but not for the web hosting account in general.