A lot of licensed and some free of cost script-driven apps have protected code, that isn't human readable. The idea behind this is to stop the reverse engineering and the unwanted use of such applications. One of the most popular encryption instruments used for this specific purpose is named Zend Guard and it is popular since it can be used to alter any type of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the protected files to run efficiently on a web server after that is when an additional instrument called Zend Optimizer is present. In the event that you want to use any type of paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you should ensure that it's set up on the server where you will host your site. Furthermore, sites that require the instrument generally perform better since their code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it's executed more rapidly.
Zend Optimizer in Web Hosting
All web hosting accounts that we offer are generated on our cutting-edge cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is installed on all the servers that are part of the clusters. Therefore, you can install and execute script-driven applications that require Zend whatever the plan that you choose upon registration. The user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel which is included with the accounts shall make the management of your online presence very easy and activating Zend Optimizer is not an exception since it'll take a single click to do it. Of course, more experienced users can also place a php.ini file in a given domain folder and activate Zend just for a particular domain. As you can switch between many different PHP versions, you'll be able to activate Zend Optimizer for any of them in the very same way and run both new and older apps in the same account.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
You will be able to enable Zend Optimizer with each semi-dedicated server that we provide and it takes only a few clicks to do that. After you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you should head to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for all of them. Zend is one of these options, so you won't have to do anything more difficult than clicking on its button. Because you can also switch the PHP version for your account from the same section, you will need to enable Zend for any new version that you use. Of course, we have also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set both the PHP release 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 specific site, but not for the hosting account in general.