Numerous licensed and some free of charge script-driven applications have encoded code, that is not human readable. The reasoning behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering and the unauthorized usage of such apps. One of the most popular file encryption software instruments used for this particular purpose is named Zend Guard and it is used widely due to the fact that it can be used to change any PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only method for the encoded files to work the right way on a web server after that is when an extra tool called Zend Optimizer is there. When you wish to employ any paid web software which requires Zend Optimizer, you have to ensure that it is set up on the server where you'll host your site. In addition, sites which need the tool generally perform better as their program code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it's executed faster.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting
Zend Optimizer is present on our tailor-made cloud platform and you're able to use it regardless of the shared hosting plan that you choose. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel that is included with all of the accounts and it will take you just several clicks to do that. Considering that we support a number of different versions of PHP (4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2), you will need to activate Zend Optimizer each time you switch the version to one you haven't used yet. This is very easy though - the php.ini file where you can enable and deactivate various PHP extensions can be operated with a point-and-click instrument, therefore you will not need any computer programming skills or previous experience. Our website hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app which requires Zend Optimizer without any difficulties, yet when you're unsure how to proceed, you're able to get in touch with our 24/7 tech support team and they can enable the tool for you.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
You will be able to enable Zend Optimizer with each semi-dedicated server that we offer and it will take you only a couple of clicks to do that. Once you sign in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you need to go to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find many different options and On/Off buttons for them. Zend is among these options, therefore you won't have to do anything more difficult than clicking on its button. Since you can also change the PHP release for your account from the same section, you'll have to activate Zend for any new version that you use. Of course, we've also left the possibility for more experienced users to set both the PHP version and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by putting a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect only for this particular website, but not for the hosting account as a whole.