Numerous licensed and some free of cost script-driven applications have encrypted program code, that isn't human readable. The idea behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the unwanted use of such apps. One of the most popular encryption software instruments used for this specific purpose is called Zend Guard and it is commonly used since it can be used to change any PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only way for the protected files to work correctly on a web server afterwards is if one more instrument called Zend Optimizer is available. When you wish to use any kind of paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you need to make sure that it's set up on the server where you'll host your site. In addition, websites which need the instrument can perform better because their program code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it's executed more rapidly.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Hosting
When you acquire a Linux shared hosting plan through our company, you have the option to select the PHP release, that will be active for the account based on what your script apps need. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this section, you'll be able to use a compact tool which will allow you to control the php.ini file for the account and enable or disable PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, which means that you won't need any kind of previous knowledge as activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More experienced users will be able to do the same thing by adding a php.ini file with the needed code in a particular domain folder. If you need any assistance to activate the instrument, you'll be able to contact our technical support crew anytime.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can activate Zend Optimizer with each semi-dedicated server that we provide and it takes just a couple of clicks to do that. Once you sign in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you need to go to the PHP Configuration section where you'll find a variety of options and On/Off buttons for each one of them. Zend is among these options, so you don't have to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Because you can also change the PHP version for your account through the same section, you'll need to activate Zend for any new version that you use. Furthermore, we have also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP release as well as the status of Zend Optimizer manually by putting a php.ini file in a particular domain folder. The file will have effect just for this specific website, but not for the web hosting account in general.