Many licensed and some free of cost script-driven applications have protected code, that isn't human readable. The concept behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering and the unwanted usage of such applications. Among the most popular encryption instruments used for this particular purpose is known as Zend Guard and it is widespread due to the fact that it can be used to change any kind of PHP 4 or PHP 5 code. The only method for the encoded files to work efficiently on a web server after that is if another instrument called Zend Optimizer is there. If you want to employ any kind of paid web software which requires Zend Optimizer, you have to make sure that it is set up on the server where you'll host your website. Furthermore, sites which require the tool usually perform better due to the fact that their program code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it is executed more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting

All shared hosting accounts that we offer are created on our state-of-the-art cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is set up on all servers which are a part of the clusters. Because of this, you can install and run script-driven applications which require Zend whatever the package that you select upon signup. The intuitive Hepsia Control Panel that is included with the accounts shall make the management of your world wide web presence a piece of cake and activating Zend Optimizer is not an exception since it will take a single click to do it. Furthermore, more experienced users can also place a php.ini file in a particular domain folder and activate Zend just for a particular domain name. Because you can switch between many different PHP releases, you can activate Zend Optimizer for all of them in exactly the same way and manage both new and older applications from the same account.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Zend Optimizer is featured on all the servers that comprise our cluster website hosting platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for all of your script-driven applications with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. It'll be available at all times even when you switch the PHP release for your account because our feature-rich platform will allow you to select from PHP 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Both changing your version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes a few clicks in the PHP Configuration area of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel which is used to take care of the semi-dedicated accounts. In addition, you may also use a different version of PHP and enable or disable Zend for every single domain that you host in your account. You can do this by using a php.ini file in a domain folder with several lines of code in it. If you don't have previous experience and you are not sure how to do that, our 24/7 support will assist.