A lot of licensed and some free of charge script-driven applications have protected code, which is not human readable. The reasoning behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the illegal usage of such applications. Among the most popular file encryption software tools used for this particular purpose is named Zend Guard and it's used widely since it can be used to change any kind of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only method for the encrypted files to run efficiently on a web server after that is when another instrument called Zend Optimizer is there. In the event that you would like to use any type of paid web software requiring Zend Optimizer, you need to ensure that it is installed on the server where you will host your site. In addition, websites that need the tool can perform better because their program code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it is executed quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Hosting

Zend Optimizer is accessible on our tailor-made cloud platform and you'll be able to use it regardless of the cloud hosting package that you select. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel that is included with all accounts and it will take you just a couple of clicks to do this. Given that we support numerous 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'll need to activate Zend Optimizer each time you change the version to one you haven't used yet. This is quite simple though - the php.ini file where you can enable and deactivate various PHP extensions can be handled with a point-and-click software instrument, and you do not need any kind of coding skills or previous experience. Our hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app that requires Zend Optimizer without troubles, yet in case you're not sure what you should do, you're able to get in touch with our 24/7 tech support team and they will activate the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Zend Optimizer is available on all of the servers that comprise our cluster web hosting platform, so you're able to use it for your script-driven applications with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. It'll be available all the time even when you change the PHP release for your account as our feature-rich platform allows you to select from 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. Both changing your version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts. What's more, you may also use a different release of PHP and activate or deactivate Zend for every single domain that you host in your account. You can do this by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with a couple of lines of program code in it. In case you do not have previous experience and you are unsure how to do this, our 24/7 technical assistance will assist.