A lot of licensed and some free of cost script-driven applications have encrypted code, which is not human readable. The reasoning behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized usage of such applications. One of the most popular encryption tools used for this particular purpose is called Zend Guard and it's very popular as it can be used to change any type of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the protected files to work correctly on a web server subsequently is if an additional tool called Zend Optimizer is there. In the event that you'd like to employ any paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you should ensure that it is set up on the server where you will host your website. Also, sites that need the instrument usually perform better since their program code is already precompiled and optimized, which means that it's executed more quickly.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting
Zend Optimizer is available on our custom-made cloud platform and you're able to use it whatever the shared web hosting plan that you choose. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel which is included with all of the accounts and it will take you as little as a couple of clicks to do this. Due to the fact 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 activate Zend Optimizer every time you change the version to one you have not used yet. This is quite simple though - the php.ini file where you can activate and deactivate various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click application, and you do not need any computer programming skills or previous experience. Our web hosting services allow you to run any script-driven application which needs Zend Optimizer without any difficulties, still if you are unsure how to proceed, you are able to contact our 24/7 tech support crew and they can activate the instrument for you.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
We have set up Zend Optimizer on all of the servers which are a part of our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform and considering that all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you can enable and employ Zend for any kind of script application that you would like to use with just a single click. In addition, you can select the PHP release that will be active for your account, therefore if you move to a new version, you only have to go to the Advanced part of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it's as simple as that. If you switch the version back, Zend will already be active. More tech-savvy users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to activate Zend Optimizer just for a single website by putting a php.ini file with the needed code in the corresponding domain folder.