Many licensed and some free script-driven apps have protected program code, that isn't human readable. The concept behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering and the unauthorized use of such apps. One of the most popular file encryption tools used for this purpose is called Zend Guard and it is widely used because it can be used to alter all PHP 4 or PHP 5 code. The only method for the encoded files to work the right way on a web server afterwards is when an additional tool called Zend Optimizer is present. When you would like to use any type of paid web software which requires Zend Optimizer, you need to make sure that it's set up on the server where you will host your site. Also, websites that require the instrument usually perform better as their code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it's executed more quickly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Website Hosting

If you acquire a shared website hosting through our company, you are able to pick the PHP version, which will be active for your account depending on what your script applications require. You can activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this area, you can employ a small software tool that will allow you to manage the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, therefore you won't need any previous knowledge considering that activating Zend Optimizer will be as easy as clicking a button. More experienced users can do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the required code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you are able to contact our technical support crew anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to activate Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we supply and it will take you just a few clicks to do this. After you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you need to head to the PHP Configuration section where you will find many different options and On/Off buttons for them. Zend is one of these options, therefore you don't have to do anything more difficult than clicking on its button. As you can also switch the PHP version for your account from the very same section, you will need to activate Zend for any new version which you use. Of course, we've also left the possibility for more experienced users to set the PHP release and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a particular domain folder. The file will have effect only for this particular site, but not for the website hosting account in general.