A lot of licensed and some free script-driven apps have encoded code, which is not human readable. The concept behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the unwanted use of such applications. One of the most popular encryption instruments used for this particular purpose is called Zend Guard and it's widespread because it can be used to change any kind of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the protected files to run effectively on a web server subsequently is if another instrument called Zend Optimizer is present. In the event that you would like to employ any type of paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you have to make sure that it is set up on the server where you will host your site. Furthermore, websites that need the instrument tend to perform better as their code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it is executed faster.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Website Hosting
If you purchase a Linux shared website hosting package from our company, you can choose the PHP version, which will be active for your account depending 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 releases 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 small software tool that will allow you to manage the php.ini file for your account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions through On and Off buttons, which means that you will not need any kind of previous experience as activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users can do the same by adding a php.ini file with the necessary code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any assistance to activate the tool, you're able to contact our technical support team at any time.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Zend Optimizer is available on all the servers that comprise our cluster website hosting platform, therefore you will be able to use it for all of your script-driven apps with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. It will be available at all times even if you switch the PHP release for your account as our feature-rich platform will allow you to select from 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. Both changing your version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes just a few clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts. In addition, you may also use a different release of PHP and activate or deactivate Zend for each individual domain that you host in your account. You can do this by using a php.ini file in a domain folder with just a few lines of code inside it. If you don't have previous experience and you are not sure how to do that, our 24/7 support will assist.