A lot of licensed and some free of cost script-driven apps have encoded program code, that is not human readable. The concept behind this is to stop the reverse engineering as well as the unauthorized usage of such applications. Among the most popular file encryption software tools used for this specific purpose is named Zend Guard and it is widespread because it can be used to change any PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only way for the protected files to work effectively on a web server afterwards is if an extra instrument called Zend Optimizer is present. In the event that you would like to work with any type of paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you need to ensure that it is set up on the server where you'll host your site. In addition, sites that require the instrument will perform better as their code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it is executed more quickly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting

All of the shared web hosting accounts that we provide are set up on our leading-edge cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is installed on all servers which are a part of the clusters. As a result, you'll be able to install and execute script-driven applications that need Zend irrespective of the package that you pick upon registration. The user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel that comes with the accounts shall make the control over your online presence a breeze and activating Zend Optimizer is not an exception since it will take a single click to do this. Furthermore, more experienced users can also insert a php.ini file in a specific domain folder and use Zend only for a particular domain name. As you can switch between numerous PHP releases, you'll be able to enable Zend Optimizer for all of them in exactly the same way and run both new and older apps within the same account.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

Zend Optimizer is present on all of the servers that comprise our cluster hosting platform, so you can use it for all of your script-driven applications with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. It will be available all the time even when you change the PHP release for your account as our feature-rich platform will allow you to select from 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. Both changing your version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes just a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration area of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel that is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts. Furthermore, you may also employ a different release of PHP and enable or disable Zend for every single domain that you host in your account. You can do this by using a php.ini file in a domain folder with a couple of lines of code in it. If you don't have previous experience and you are unsure how to do this, our 24/7 technical assistance can help you.