A lot of licensed and some free of cost script-driven apps have protected code, that isn't human readable. The idea behind this is to avoid the reverse engineering as well as the not authorized use of such applications. Among the most popular file encryption software instruments used for this particular purpose is named Zend Guard and it is widely used since it can be used to modify any kind of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The only method for the encoded files to run efficiently on a web server afterwards is when an extra instrument called Zend Optimizer is present. If you'd like to employ any paid web software which needs Zend Optimizer, you have to make sure that it is set up on the server where you will host your site. In addition, sites that require the instrument can perform better as their program code is already precompiled and optimized, and therefore it's executed more quickly.
Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting
All the shared web hosting accounts which we provide are set up on our state-of-the-art cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is set up on all of the servers which are part of the clusters. As a result, you are able to set up and execute script-driven apps which need Zend irrespective of the package that you select upon registration. The intuitive Hepsia Control Panel which is featured with the accounts shall make the management of your web presence a piece of cake and enabling Zend Optimizer makes no exception as it will take a single click to do it. Furthermore, more experienced users can also place a php.ini file in a particular domain folder and take advantage of Zend only for a particular domain. Since you can switch between a number of PHP versions, you'll be able to enable Zend Optimizer for them in exactly the same way and run both new and older apps within the same account.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Zend Optimizer is present on all of the servers that comprise our cluster website hosting platform, therefore you will be able to use it for all your script-driven apps with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. It will be available at all times even when you change the PHP release for your account since 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 your version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes just a couple of clicks in the PHP Configuration area of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts. What's more, you can also use a different release of PHP and enable or disable Zend for each individual domain that you host in the account. You can do this by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with a few lines of program code in it. If you do not have previous experience and you are unsure how to do that, our 24/7 tech assistance can assist you.