Zend Optimizer is an instrument, which is required to execute files encrypted with Zend Guard - a popular application that is used to encode PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by lots of corporations that create paid script apps, so if you obtain such an app for your website, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. If you're a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to protect your code and ensure that your site visitors or customers will be unable to change it in whatever way. Sites which use Zend Optimizer usually perform better because their PHP code is precompiled, so it is already optimized and will be executed quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting

Zend Optimizer is present on our tailor-made cloud platform and you're able to use it regardless of the shared web hosting plan that you choose. It can be enabled through the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with all accounts and it will take you as little as several clicks to do that. Since we support many different releases 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 will need to enable Zend Optimizer every time you change the version to one you haven't used so far. This is very simple though - the php.ini file where you can enable and disable various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click application, therefore you won't need any coding skills or previous experience. Our web hosting services allow you to run any script-driven app which needs Zend Optimizer without troubles, but if you're not sure what to do, you will be able to contact our 24/7 tech support crew and they'll activate the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Zend Optimizer is installed on all of the servers that comprise our cluster web hosting platform, so you are able to use it for your script-driven applications with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. It is available all the time even when you change the PHP version for your account since our feature-rich platform allows you to choose between 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 the version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes just a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to take care of the semi-dedicated accounts. What is more, you may also employ a different version of PHP and activate or deactivate Zend for every single domain that you host in the account. You can do this by using a php.ini file in a domain folder with just a few lines of program code in it. If you do not have previous experience and you are not sure how to do this, our 24/7 tech assistance can assist you.