A lot of licensed and some free of cost script-driven apps have protected program code, that isn't human readable. The reasoning behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering as well as the unauthorized usage of such applications. One of the most popular file encryption instruments used for this specific purpose is known as Zend Guard and it is commonly used as it can be used to alter any type of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the protected files to work the right way on a web server after that is when another instrument called Zend Optimizer is there. If you wish to work with any kind of paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you have to make sure that it's set up on the server where you'll host your site. Furthermore, websites which need the tool can perform better because their program code is already precompiled and optimized, which means that it is executed quicker.
Zend Optimizer in Cloud Web Hosting
If you purchase a Linux cloud web hosting from us, you have the option to pick the PHP version, which will be active for your account according to what your script apps require. You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel for all of the releases that we offer - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Once you go to this section, you will be able to employ a compact tool that will allow you to manage the php.ini file for your account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions with On and Off buttons, therefore you won't need any kind of previous knowledge as enabling Zend Optimizer is as easy as clicking a button. More skilled users will be able to do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the necessary program code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you will be able to contact our technical support crew at any time.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You are able to activate Zend Optimizer with each semi-dedicated server that we supply and it takes only a few clicks to do this. Once you sign in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you should go to the PHP Configuration section where you will find many different options and On/Off buttons for each of them. Zend is one of these options, which means that you don't need to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Since you can also change the PHP version for your account through the very same section, you'll need to enable Zend for any new version which you use. Of course, we have also left the possibility for more experienced users to set the PHP version as well as the status of Zend Optimizer manually by placing a php.ini file in a particular domain folder. The file will have effect only for this specific site, but not for the hosting account as a whole.