Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, that is needed to run files encoded with Zend Guard - a widespread application which is employed to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the idea to protect them from tampering with the program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a number of organizations which make paid script apps, so when you purchase such an application for your site, you will most likely need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. If you're a programmer, you can use Zend Guard to protect your code and ensure that your site visitors or customers won't be able to alter it in any way. Sites that use Zend Optimizer generally perform much better because their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Hosting

Zend Optimizer is available on our custom-built cloud platform and you are able to use it regardless of the cloud hosting plan that you select. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel that is included with all of the accounts and it will take you just several clicks to do this. Since we support several different 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 enable Zend Optimizer each time you switch the version to one you have not used yet. This is quite simple though - the php.ini file where you can activate and disable various PHP extensions can be handled with a point-and-click instrument, and you do not need any kind of computer programming skills or previous expertise. Our website hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app that needs Zend Optimizer without any troubles, still when you are not sure what to do, you will be able to contact our 24/7 tech support team and they can enable the instrument for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to enable Zend Optimizer with each and every semi-dedicated server that we supply and it will take you only a couple of clicks to do this. Once you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you have to head to the PHP Configuration section where you can find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for all of them. Zend is one of these options, which means that you won't have to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Because you can also switch the PHP release for your account through the very same section, you'll have to activate Zend for any new version which you use. Of course, we have also left the possibility for more experienced users to set both the PHP release 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 particular website, but not for the hosting account in general.