Plenty of licensed and some cost-free script-driven apps have encrypted program code, that isn't human readable. The reasoning behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering and the unwanted use of such applications. One of the most popular file encryption instruments used for this particular purpose is known as Zend Guard and it's widespread since it can be used to change any kind of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only way for the encoded files to work effectively on a web server afterwards is if a second tool called Zend Optimizer is present. In the event that you wish to use any paid web software requiring Zend Optimizer, you should ensure that it's installed on the server where you'll host your site. Also, sites which require the tool tend to perform better because their code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it is executed quicker.
Zend Optimizer in Web Hosting
All of the web hosting accounts which we provide are set up on our cutting-edge cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is set up on all of the servers that are a part of the clusters. Therefore, you are able to install and run script-driven applications which require Zend whatever the plan that you pick upon signup. The easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with the accounts will make the control over your web presence a piece of cake and activating Zend Optimizer makes no exception as it will take only a single click to do it. Of course, more experienced users can also put a php.ini file in a particular domain folder and activate Zend only for a specific domain. Since you can switch between numerous PHP versions, you will be able to activate Zend Optimizer for all of them in exactly the same way and manage both new and older apps from the same account.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting
We offer Zend Optimizer with all of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting. It's available on our avant-garde cloud platform, which means that if any script-driven app which you would like to use requires it to function, you just need to enable it with a click from your Hepsia Control Panel. You shall find Zend in the PHP Configuration section where you can also switch the PHP release which your web hosting account uses. For any new release that you set, just click on the On button for Zend Optimizer and you'll be all set. Hepsia remembers your selection for previously used versions of PHP, therefore you will not need to do this each and every time. If you have more experience, you're able to benefit from the flexibility of our cloud platform and use a php.ini file to set another PHP version and enable/disable Zend Optimizer for a particular website without altering the overall settings for the whole semi-dedicated server account.