Zend Optimizer is a tool, that's needed to execute files protected with Zend Guard - a popular application that is employed to encode PHP 4 and PHP 5 files with the purpose to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by lots of corporations which make paid script apps, so if you obtain such an app for your website, you will probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you will host it. In case you are a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to shield your code and ensure that your website visitors or clients won't be able to alter it in any way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer ordinarily perform much better since their PHP code is precompiled, thus it is already optimized and will be executed a lot faster.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Hosting

Zend Optimizer is accessible on our in-house built cloud platform and you are able to use it regardless of the cloud hosting plan that you choose. It can be enabled through the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with all of the accounts and it'll take you only a few clicks to do that. Since we support several different versions of PHP (4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5), you will need to enable Zend Optimizer every time you switch the version to one you have not used so far. This is very simple though - the php.ini file where you can enable and disable various PHP extensions can be handled with a point-and-click software tool, and you won't need any coding skills or previous experience. Our website hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app that requires Zend Optimizer without any difficulties, but if you are not sure what to do, you're able to get in touch with our 24/7 tech support team and they'll activate the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You'll be able to enable Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we supply and it will take you only a few clicks to do this. After you sign in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you should head to the PHP Configuration section where you can find many different options and On/Off buttons for each of them. Zend is among these options, which means that you won't need to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Since you can also switch the PHP release for your account through the same section, you'll need to activate Zend for any new version that you use. Furthermore, we have also left the option for more experienced users to set both the PHP release as well as 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 website, but not for the hosting account in general.