Zend Optimizer is a tool, which is required to execute files protected with Zend Guard - a popular app that is used 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 a number of organizations that make paid script applications, so when you get such an application for your website, you will probably need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you will host it. If you're a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to shield your program code and make sure that your website visitors or clients will not be able to alter it in any way. Websites which use Zend Optimizer usually perform better owing to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, thus it's already optimized and will be executed a lot faster.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting

If you buy a Linux shared web hosting from us, you will be able to pick the PHP version, which will be active for the account depending on what your script applications need. You can activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for any of the releases that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this area, you will be able to employ a compact software tool that will allow you to handle the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, so you will not need any previous knowledge because enabling Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users will be able to do the same by adding a php.ini file with the required program code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any assistance to activate the tool, you're able to contact our technical support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

We have installed Zend Optimizer on all of the servers that are part of our revolutionary cloud hosting platform and considering that all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you'll be able to enable and take advantage of Zend for any kind of script application which you would like to use with just a single click. You can also select the PHP release which will be active for your account, so if you switch to another version, you just need to go to the Advanced section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it's as simple as that. If you change the version back, Zend will already be active. More experienced users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to enable Zend Optimizer just for a single website by placing a php.ini file with the needed program code inside the corresponding domain folder.