Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, that's required to run files encoded with Zend Guard - a popular application which is used to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the idea to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a large number of companies which create paid script applications, so in case you acquire such an app for your website, you will most likely need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you'll 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 won't be able to change it in any way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer generally perform better because their PHP code is precompiled, thus it is already optimized and will be executed a lot quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Hosting

Zend Optimizer can be found on our tailor-made cloud platform and you're able to use it whatever the cloud hosting plan that you select. It can be enabled through the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with all the accounts and it'll take you only a few clicks to do that. Given 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'll have to enable 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 activate and deactivate various PHP extensions can be handled with a point-and-click software tool, therefore you will not need any programming skills or previous practical experience. Our hosting services allow you to run any script-driven application which requires Zend Optimizer without any troubles, still when you're unsure what to do, you're able to get in touch with our 24/7 technical support team and they can enable the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to activate Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we supply and it will take you only a few clicks to do that. After you log in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you should visit the PHP Configuration section where you can find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for all of them. Zend is one of these options, so you do not need to do anything more complex than clicking on its button. As you can also change the PHP version for your account through the same section, you will need to enable Zend for any new version that you use. Of course, we've also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP version 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 website hosting account as a whole.