Numerous licensed and some free script-driven applications have protected program code, that isn't human readable. The concept behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized use of such applications. One of the most popular encryption instruments used for this specific purpose is called Zend Guard and it's widespread as it can be used to alter any PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only method for the protected files to run the right way on a web server subsequently is if an extra tool called Zend Optimizer is present. If you wish to work with any type of paid web software which requires Zend Optimizer, you should make sure that it's installed on the server where you will host your site. Also, websites that need the tool usually perform better due to the fact that their program code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it is executed more quickly.

Zend Optimizer in Website Hosting

When you acquire a website hosting service through our company, you are able to choose the PHP release, that will be active for your account based on what your script apps need. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for all of the releases that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this area, you're able to take advantage of a small software tool which will allow you to handle the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, so you will not need any previous experience as activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users will be able to do the same by adding a php.ini file with the needed code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the instrument, you'll be able to contact our technical support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can activate Zend Optimizer with each and every semi-dedicated server that we supply and it'll take you only a couple of clicks to do this. Once you sign in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you need to go to the PHP Configuration section where you can find many different options and On/Off buttons for all of them. Zend is one of these options, which means that you will not need to do anything more difficult than clicking on its button. Because you can also change the PHP version for your account from the very same section, you'll have to enable Zend for any new version which you use. Furthermore, we have also left the possibility for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP version and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by putting a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect only for this specific site, but not for the web hosting account in general.