Zend Optimizer is a tool, that is required to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a widespread application which is used to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the purpose to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a number of organizations which create paid script apps, so when you purchase such an app for your website, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you will host it. In case you are a programmer, you can use Zend Guard to shield your code and ensure that your site visitors or customers will be unable to alter it in whatever way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer generally perform much better as their PHP code is precompiled, thus it is already optimized and will be executed a lot faster.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Website Hosting

When you buy a shared website hosting plan from our company, you will be able to pick the PHP version, which will be active for the account depending on what your script apps require. You can activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this area, you'll be able to take advantage of a small tool that will allow you to handle the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, therefore you won't need any previous knowledge as enabling Zend Optimizer will be as easy as clicking a button. More experienced users can do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the required code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any assistance to activate the tool, you're able to contact our technical support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

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