Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, that is needed to run files encoded with Zend Guard - a popular application which is used to encode PHP 4 and PHP 5 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a number of companies that develop paid script applications, so if you purchase such an application for your site, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you will host it. In case you're a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to protect your program code and make sure that your site visitors or customers will not be able to change it in any way. Sites which use Zend Optimizer ordinarily perform better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting

Zend Optimizer is present on our in-house built cloud platform and you'll be able to use it whatever the shared hosting plan that you select. It can be activated through the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with all the accounts and it'll take you as little as a few clicks to do that. Given that we support many different versions of PHP (4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5), you will have to enable Zend Optimizer each time you switch the version to one you haven't used so far. This is very simple though - the php.ini file where you can activate and deactivate various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click software tool, and you do not need any kind of coding skills or previous practical experience. Our website hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app which requires Zend Optimizer with no troubles, still in case you're unsure how to proceed, you'll be able to contact our 24/7 tech support team and they can activate the instrument for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

We have set up Zend Optimizer on all servers that are part of our top-notch cloud website hosting platform and due to the fact that all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you'll be able to activate and take advantage of Zend for any kind of script app which you need to use with no more than a click. You can also pick the PHP version that will be active for your account, therefore if you switch to another version, you only need to go to the Advanced part of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it is as simple as that. In case you change the version back, Zend will already be active. More experienced users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to activate Zend Optimizer just for a separate website by placing a php.ini file with the needed program code inside the corresponding domain folder.