Zend Optimizer is a well-known piece of software, which is needed to run files encoded with Zend Guard. The second encodes files written in PHP 4 and PHP 5 in order to protect them from reverse engineering and not authorized usage, thus guarding copyrighted source code. In case you would like to protect your custom-made script, for instance, you can take advantage of Zend Guard and your code won't be human readable, but you'll also need Zend Optimizer on the server where you host your blog. A lot of pre-made script-driven applications, in particular ones that are paid, also need Zend Optimizer so as to operate correctly because their core code is often not free to change. Sites that use the instrument are typically faster because their program code is already optimized and precompiled.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

Zend Optimizer is present on all of the servers that comprise our cluster web hosting platform, therefore you are able to use it for all your script-driven apps with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. It is available at all times even if you switch the PHP release for your account because our feature-rich platform will allow you to choose between PHP 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Both changing your 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 that is used to take care of the semi-dedicated accounts. What's more, you may even use a different version of PHP and enable or disable Zend for every single site that you host in your account. This is possible by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with just a couple of lines of code in it. In case you do not have previous experience and you are not sure how to do that, our 24/7 technical assistance will assist.