Lots of licensed and some cost-free script-driven apps have protected program code, which isn't human readable. The reasoning behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized use of such applications. Among the most popular encryption software tools used for this specific purpose is called Zend Guard and it's widespread since it can be used to change all PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only way for the encrypted files to run the right way on a web server subsequently is when an additional tool called Zend Optimizer is available. In case you would like to work with any kind of paid web software requiring Zend Optimizer, you should ensure that it is installed on the server where you will host your website. Also, websites which need the instrument will perform better as their code is already precompiled and optimized, meaning that it is executed more quickly.
Zend Optimizer in Website Hosting
When you acquire a website hosting from us, you will be able to select the PHP version, which will be active for your account depending on what your script applications need. You can activate Zend Optimizer with a single click in the Advanced section of your Hepsia website 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 area, you are able to take advantage of a small tool which will allow you to control the php.ini file for your account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, so you won't need any kind of previous knowledge as activating Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users will be able to do the same thing by placing a php.ini file with the necessary program code in a specific domain folder. If you need any assistance to activate the instrument, you'll be able to contact our tech support team anytime.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
Zend Optimizer is present on all servers that comprise our cluster website hosting platform, so you'll be able to use it for all your script-driven apps with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. It is available all of the time 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 the version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts. What is more, you may also use a different version of PHP and enable or disable Zend for every single domain that you host from your account. You can do this by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with a couple of lines of program code in it. If you don't have previous experience and you aren't sure how to do this, our 24/7 support can assist you.