Zend Optimizer is a tool, that's needed to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a widespread app that is employed to encode PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the purpose to protect them from tampering with the program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by lots of companies which make paid script applications, so when you buy such an application for your website, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you will host it. In case you're a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to shield your code and ensure that your website visitors or customers will not be able to change it in whatever way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer generally perform much better since their PHP code is precompiled, so it is already optimized and will be executed a lot faster.
Zend Optimizer in Cloud Website Hosting
Zend Optimizer can be found on our in-house built cloud platform and you will be able to use it regardless of the cloud website hosting plan that you select. It can be enabled through the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with all the accounts and it will take you just a few clicks to do this. Because we support many 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 will have to activate Zend Optimizer each time you change the version to one you haven't used yet. This is really easy though - the php.ini file where you can enable and deactivate various PHP extensions can be handled with a point-and-click tool, and you won't need any coding skills or previous expertise. Our hosting services will allow you to run any script-driven application that needs Zend Optimizer with no difficulties, yet when you are unsure how to proceed, you can contact our 24/7 technical support crew and they will activate the tool for you.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting
We offer Zend Optimizer with all our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages. It's available on our avant-garde cloud platform, which means that if any script-driven app which you'd like to use requires it to work, you just have to enable it with a click in the Hepsia Control Panel. You shall find Zend in the PHP Configuration area where you can also change the PHP release which your web hosting account uses. For every new version 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, therefore you will not need to do that each time. If you have more experience, you are able to take advantage of the versatility of our cloud platform and use a php.ini file to set a different PHP version and activate/deactivate Zend Optimizer for a specific site without the need of altering the settings for the entire semi-dedicated server account.