A lot of licensed and some cost-free script-driven apps have encoded code, that is not human readable. The idea behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized use of such applications. One of the most popular encryption tools used for this purpose is known as Zend Guard and it's used widely as 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 work properly on a web server after that is if an extra tool called Zend Optimizer is available. When you would like to use any kind of paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you need to ensure that it's installed on the server where you will host your site. Furthermore, sites that require the tool usually perform better due to the fact that their code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it's executed faster.
Zend Optimizer in Cloud Web Hosting
All cloud web hosting accounts that we provide are created on our cutting-edge cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is installed on all servers that are part of the clusters. Therefore, you can set up and execute script-driven applications that require Zend irrespective of the package that you choose upon registration. The easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel which is included with the accounts will make the control over your world wide web presence very easy and enabling Zend Optimizer is not an exception as it will take only a single click to do this. Of course, more experienced users can also place a php.ini file in a given domain folder and take advantage of Zend just for a specific domain name. Because you can switch between numerous PHP releases, you'll be able to enable Zend Optimizer for any of them in the very same way and manage both new and older applications in the same account.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
We've set up Zend Optimizer on all the servers that are a part of our hi-tech cloud hosting platform and since all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you can enable and use Zend for any kind of script app that you wish to use with no more than a single click. You may also select the PHP release which will be active for your account, so if you switch to a different release, you only have to go to the Advanced section of your Hepsia web 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 experienced users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to activate Zend Optimizer just for a separate site by putting a php.ini file with the needed code in the corresponding domain folder.