Numerous licensed and some free of cost script-driven apps have protected program code, that isn't human readable. The concept behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the unauthorized usage of such apps. Among the most popular encryption software tools used for this purpose is named Zend Guard and it is used widely because it can be used to alter any type of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only method for the protected files to run correctly on a web server after that is when an additional instrument called Zend Optimizer is there. In case you'd like to employ any type of paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you have to ensure that it is set up on the server where you'll host your site. Also, sites that need the tool generally perform better because their code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it's executed quicker.
Zend Optimizer in Hosting
Zend Optimizer can be found on our in-house made cloud platform and you are able to use it whatever the hosting plan that you choose. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel which is included with all of the accounts and it will take you only a few clicks to do this. Given that we support many 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 need to enable Zend Optimizer each time you change the version to one you haven't used yet. This is very easy though - the php.ini file where you can enable and deactivate various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click application, therefore you do not need any programming skills or previous experience. Our website hosting services allow you to run any script-driven application that needs Zend Optimizer without difficulties, yet if you are unsure how to proceed, you'll be able to contact our 24/7 technical support team and they will activate the instrument for you.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
You are able to enable Zend Optimizer with each and every semi-dedicated server that we supply and it'll take you just a few clicks to do this. When you log in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you have to head to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for all of them. Zend is among these options, so you don't have to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Because you can also switch the PHP release for your account from the same section, you'll have to enable Zend for any new version that you use. In addition, we have also left the possibility for more knowledgeable users to set both the PHP version 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 particular website, but not for the web hosting account as a whole.