Zend Optimizer is a software tool, that is required to execute files encoded with Zend Guard - a well-known app that is employed 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 plenty of corporations which develop paid script applications, so when you buy such an application for your website, you will probably need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you'll host it. In case you're a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to protect your program code and make sure that your site visitors or clients will not be able to alter it in whatever way. Websites which use Zend Optimizer usually perform much better as their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it's already optimized and will be executed quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting

If you get a shared hosting from us, you'll be able to pick the PHP version, that will be active for your account according to what your script apps need. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel for any of the versions that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you will be able to take advantage of a small software tool which will allow you to manage the php.ini file for the account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, so you won't need any kind of previous experience considering that activating Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More skilled users will be able to do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the necessary code in a specific domain folder. If you need any help to activate the instrument, you can contact our tech support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

Zend Optimizer is featured on all servers that comprise our cluster hosting platform, therefore you will be able to use it for your script-driven applications with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. It will be available all the time even when you change the PHP release for your account as our feature-rich platform will allow you to choose 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 the version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration area of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel which is used to take care of the semi-dedicated accounts. What is more, you may also employ a different release of PHP and activate or deactivate Zend for every single domain that you host from your account. You can do this by using a php.ini file in a domain folder with several lines of code inside it. If you do not have previous experience and you are unsure how to do that, our 24/7 technical assistance can assist you.