Many licensed and some free script-driven applications have encrypted program code, that isn't human readable. The reasoning behind this is to stop the reverse engineering and the unauthorized usage of such apps. Among the most popular encryption software tools used for this specific purpose is called Zend Guard and it's used widely since it can be used to modify all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encrypted files to run properly on a web server afterwards is when an extra instrument called Zend Optimizer is there. When you wish to use any paid web software requiring Zend Optimizer, you have to make sure that it's set up on the server where you'll host your site. Also, websites which need the tool will perform better since their program code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it is executed more quickly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Website Hosting

Zend Optimizer comes with all the servers that are a part of our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform. No matter which shared website hosting you get, you will be able to take advantage of the software instrument to ensure that any script application which needs it will function properly as part of your account. Using a handy software instrument from the Advanced section of the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with all the website hosting accounts, you can activate and deactivate a variety of options with just a single button. Zend Optimizer will be one of them, so even if this happens to be your first hosting account ever, you won't experience any problems. In the exact same area you can also pick the PHP release for your account - 4 and numerous versions of 5, so each time you move to one that you haven't used yet, you can enable Zend Optimizer for it with just a click. As our platform allows you to use a couple of PHP releases at the same time, more advanced users can activate the tool for a particular website with a php.ini file in a specific domain folder as well.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

We've installed Zend Optimizer on all servers which are a part of our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform and since all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you will be able to enable and employ Zend for any kind of script application which you want to use with no more than a click. You may also select the PHP release that will be active for your account, so if you switch to a new version, you only need to go to the Advanced section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it is as simple as that. If you switch the version back, Zend will already be active. More tech-savvy users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP version and to enable Zend Optimizer just for a separate website by putting a php.ini file with the required program code in the corresponding domain folder.