Plenty of licensed and some free of cost script-driven applications have protected program code, that isn't human readable. The concept behind this is to stop the reverse engineering as well as the illegal usage of such apps. One of the most popular encryption instruments used for this specific purpose is called Zend Guard and it's popular as it can be used to change any kind of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only way for the encoded files to work efficiently on a web server after that is if an extra instrument called Zend Optimizer is there. In the event that you want to work with any kind of paid web software requiring Zend Optimizer, you need to ensure that it is installed on the server where you will host your site. In addition, sites which need the tool can perform better because their program code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it is executed more rapidly.
Zend Optimizer in Cloud Website Hosting
Zend Optimizer is accessible on our tailor-made cloud platform and you will be able to use it regardless of the cloud website hosting plan that you choose. It can be enabled through the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with all accounts and it will take you only a couple of clicks to do this. Since we support numerous 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 each time you switch the version to one you have not used so far. This is really easy though - the php.ini file where you can enable and deactivate various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click tool, so you will not need any kind of programming skills or previous experience. Our web hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app that requires Zend Optimizer without difficulties, yet if you're unsure how to proceed, you are able to get in touch with our 24/7 technical support team and they'll activate the instrument for you.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
We provide Zend Optimizer with all of our semi-dedicated servers. It is available on our innovative cloud platform, which means that if any script-driven app which you need to use requires it to function, you just need to enable it with a click from your Hepsia Control Panel. You will find Zend in the PHP Configuration area where you may also change the PHP version which your web hosting account uses. For each new release which you set, simply click on the On button for Zend Optimizer and you will be all set. Hepsia remembers your selection for previously used versions of PHP, so you will not have to do this each time. In case you have more experience, you can take full advantage of the flexibility of our cloud platform and use a php.ini file to set another PHP version and enable/disable Zend Optimizer for a particular website without altering the settings for the entire semi-dedicated server account.