Numerous licensed and some free of cost script-driven apps have protected program code, which isn't human readable. The idea behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized usage of such applications. Among the most popular encryption tools used for this purpose is named Zend Guard and it's widely used because it can be used to alter all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encrypted files to work properly on a web server afterwards is when an additional tool called Zend Optimizer is available. In case you would like to use any type of paid web software requiring Zend Optimizer, you should make sure that it is set up on the server where you will host your website. Also, websites which require the instrument generally perform better because their program code is already precompiled and optimized, which means that it's executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Web Hosting

If you purchase a Linux cloud web hosting through us, you are able to choose the PHP release, that will be active for the account according to what your script applications require. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel for any of the releases that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this area, you're able to take advantage of a small tool that will allow you to control the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, which means that you will not need any kind of previous experience because enabling Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users can do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the necessary code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you're able to contact our technical support crew at any time.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

We've set up Zend Optimizer on all of the servers that are a part of our hi-tech cloud hosting platform and since all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you will be able to enable and use Zend for any script application that you would like to use with no more than a click. In addition, you can select the PHP version that will be active for your account, thus if you switch to a new version, you only have to go to the Advanced part of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it's as simple as that. If you switch the version back, Zend will already be active. More experienced users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to activate Zend Optimizer just for a single site by placing a php.ini file with the needed program code inside the corresponding domain folder.