Many licensed and some free script-driven applications have protected code, which is not human readable. The reasoning behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized use of such applications. One of the most popular encryption tools used for this particular purpose is called Zend Guard and it is commonly used since it can be used to modify all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the encoded files to work properly on a web server afterwards is when an extra instrument called Zend Optimizer is there. In the event that you would like to work with any kind of paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you should make sure that it is installed on the server where you'll host your site. Also, websites which need the tool tend to perform better since their program code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it is executed faster.
Zend Optimizer in Cloud Website Hosting
If you acquire a Linux cloud website hosting from us, you have the option to choose the PHP release, that will be active for the account according to what your script applications require. You can activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for any of the releases that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you'll be able to take advantage of a compact software tool that will allow you to manage the php.ini file for the account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, so you will not need any previous experience because activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users can do the same by adding a php.ini file with the needed code in a particular domain folder. If you need any help to activate the instrument, you can contact our tech support team anytime.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You'll be able to activate Zend Optimizer with each semi-dedicated server that we supply and it'll take you just a couple of clicks to do this. When you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you have to go to the PHP Configuration section where you will find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for all of them. Zend is one of these options, therefore you will not have to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Because you can also switch the PHP release for your account from the very same section, you'll have to activate Zend for any new version that you use. Furthermore, we've also left the option for more experienced users to set the PHP release and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a particular domain folder. The file will have effect just for this particular website, but not for the web hosting account as a whole.