Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, that is needed to execute files protected with Zend Guard - a widespread application that is used to encode PHP 4 and PHP 5 files with the idea to protect them from tampering with the program code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by lots of organizations that develop paid script apps, so if you purchase such an application for your site, you will most likely need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you will host it. If you are a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to secure your program code and make sure that your website visitors or clients will be unable to alter it in whatever way. Sites that use Zend Optimizer ordinarily perform much better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, thus it's already optimized and will be executed a lot quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Website Hosting

If you buy a Linux website hosting from us, you have the option to choose the PHP version, that will be active for your account according to what your script applications require. You can activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this area, you can take advantage of a small software tool that will allow you to manage the php.ini file for your account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, therefore you won't need any kind of previous knowledge since activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More skilled users will be able to do the same thing by adding a php.ini file with the required program code in a specific domain folder. If you need any help to activate the tool, you're able to contact our technical support team at any time.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Zend Optimizer is installed on all the servers that comprise our cluster web hosting platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for all your script-driven apps with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. It'll be available at all times even if you switch the PHP release for your account because our feature-rich platform allows you to choose between PHP 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Both changing your version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes just a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel which is used to take care of the semi-dedicated accounts. What's more, you may also use a different release of PHP and enable or disable Zend for each individual domain that you host from your account. You can do this by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with just a few lines of code inside it. If you do not have previous experience and you are unsure how to do that, our 24/7 tech assistance can assist you.