Plenty of licensed and some free of cost script-driven applications have encrypted program code, that is not human readable. The idea behind this is to stop the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized use of such apps. One of the most popular encryption software tools used for this specific purpose is named Zend Guard and it is widespread because it can be used to change any PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encoded files to work the right way on a web server subsequently is when a second instrument called Zend Optimizer is present. If you'd like to employ any kind of paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you have to make sure that it is set up on the server where you'll host your site. In addition, sites which require the instrument can perform better due to the fact that their program code is already precompiled and optimized, which means that it is executed more quickly.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Hosting

Zend Optimizer is present on our in-house built cloud platform and you're able to use it whatever the cloud hosting package that you choose. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with all of the accounts and it'll take you as little as a few clicks to do that. Because we support several different versions 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 will have to enable Zend Optimizer each time you switch the version to one you haven't used so far. This is really easy though - the php.ini file where you can enable and deactivate various PHP extensions can be handled with a point-and-click application, and you do not need any kind of programming skills or previous experience. Our hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app which needs Zend Optimizer without any difficulties, but in case you're not sure what you should do, you will be able to contact our 24/7 technical support crew and they can enable the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to enable Zend Optimizer with each and every semi-dedicated server that we offer and it'll take you just a couple of clicks to do this. After you sign in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you should head to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find many different options and On/Off buttons for them. Zend is among these options, therefore you won't need to do anything more difficult than clicking on its button. Since you can also change the PHP version for your account through the very same section, you'll have to enable Zend for any new version that you use. Of course, we have also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP release and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect just for this specific website, but not for the web hosting account in general.