Zend Optimizer is a tool, which is needed to execute files encrypted with Zend Guard - a well-known application that is used 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 a lot of corporations which develop paid script apps, so if you acquire such an app for your website, you will probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. In case you're a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to secure your program code and ensure that your website visitors or clients will be unable to change it in whatever way. Sites which use Zend Optimizer generally perform better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it's already optimized and will be executed a lot faster.

Zend Optimizer in Hosting

All hosting accounts that we provide are created on our advanced cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is set up on all the servers that are a part of the clusters. Because of this, you are able to install and execute script-driven apps which require Zend irrespective of the plan that you pick upon registration. The easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel that is included with the accounts will make the control over your web presence a piece of cake and activating Zend Optimizer is not an exception as it'll take a single click to do this. Of course, more experienced users can also place a php.ini file in a particular domain folder and activate Zend only for a specific domain. Because you can switch between a number of different PHP versions, you can enable Zend Optimizer for them in the very same way and run both new and older applications in the same account.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to enable Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we offer and it will take you just a couple of clicks to do this. After you log in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you should go 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 won't need to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. As you can also change the PHP version for your account through the very same section, you will need to activate Zend for any new version which you use. Of course, we have also left the possibility for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP version as well as the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect only for this particular site, but not for the website hosting account as a whole.