Zend Optimizer is a tool, which is needed to run files encoded with Zend Guard - a well-known application that is used to encode PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a large number of organizations that make paid script applications, so if you acquire such an application for your website, you will most likely need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you will host it. If you're a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to protect your program code and make sure that your website visitors or customers will be unable to alter it in whatever way. Websites which use Zend Optimizer generally perform better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, so it's already optimized and will be executed quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting

Zend Optimizer can be found on our custom-built cloud platform and you are able to use it whatever the shared hosting package that you select. It can be enabled from the Hepsia Control Panel that is included with all the accounts and it will take you only a couple of clicks to do this. Considering that we support several 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'll need to enable Zend Optimizer every time you switch the version to one you haven't used so far. This is very easy though - the php.ini file where you can activate and deactivate various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click instrument, and you don't need any computer programming skills or previous experience. Our website hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app which requires Zend Optimizer without any difficulties, still when you are not sure what you should do, you'll be able to get in touch with our 24/7 tech support crew and they can enable the instrument for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

Zend Optimizer is present on all servers that comprise our cluster hosting platform, which means that you will be able to use it for all your script-driven apps with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. It is available all of the time even when you change the PHP version for your account because 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 a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration area of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to take care of the semi-dedicated accounts. What's more, you may even use a different version of PHP and enable or disable Zend for each individual site that you host in the account. This is possible by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with a couple of lines of program code inside it. In case you don't have previous experience and you are unsure how to do this, our 24/7 technical assistance can assist you.