Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, which is required to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a popular app which is employed to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the idea to protect them from tampering with the program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by numerous companies which develop paid script apps, so when you get such an application for your website, you'll most likely need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. In case you are a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to secure your code and make sure that your website visitors or customers won't be able to change it in whatever way. Websites which use Zend Optimizer usually perform better since their PHP code is precompiled, so it is already optimized and will be executed more quickly.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting
Zend Optimizer is set up on all the servers which are part of our leading-edge cloud website hosting platform. No matter which Linux shared web hosting plan you select, you can take advantage of the software instrument so that any kind of script app which requires it will work properly within your account. By using a convenient tool in the Advanced section of the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with all of the website hosting accounts, you can activate and deactivate different functions with just a single button. Zend Optimizer will be one of these, so even if this is your very first web hosting account ever, you won't experience any troubles. In the same section you can also select the PHP version for your account - 4 and numerous versions of 5, so any time you switch to one that you have not used yet, you can activate Zend Optimizer for it with a click. Since our platform allows you to take advantage of multiple PHP releases simultaneously, more experienced users can enable the instrument for a specific site with a php.ini file in a specific domain folder as well.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can enable Zend Optimizer with each semi-dedicated server that we provide and it takes just a couple of clicks to do this. When you sign in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you should go to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find many different options and On/Off buttons for them. Zend is one of these options, therefore you don't need to do anything more complex than clicking on its button. Because you can also change the PHP version for your account from the very same section, you will need to enable Zend for any new version that you use. Of course, we've also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set both the PHP release and 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 hosting account in general.