Zend Optimizer

Learn just what Zend Optimizer is and just how it can alter the overall performance of a PHP application.

Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, which is needed to execute files encrypted with Zend Guard - a popular app that is used to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the idea to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a lot of companies which make paid script applications, so if you get such an app for your website, you will most likely need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you will host it. If you are a programmer, you may also use Zend Guard to secure your program code and ensure that your website visitors or clients won't be able to alter it in whatever way. Websites that use Zend Optimizer usually perform much better as their PHP code is precompiled, thus it is already optimized and will be executed much more rapidly.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting

Zend Optimizer is accessible on our in-house built cloud platform and you will be able to use it regardless of the shared web hosting plan that you choose. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel which comes with all the accounts and it'll take you only several clicks to do this. Since we support several different versions of 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), you will need to enable Zend Optimizer each time you change the version to one you have not used so far. This is really easy though - the php.ini file where you can activate and disable various PHP extensions can be managed with a point-and-click software instrument, and you won't need any kind of computer programming skills or previous experience. Our hosting services will allow you to run any script-driven app that requires Zend Optimizer without any difficulties, but in case you are not sure how to proceed, you can contact our 24/7 tech support crew and they'll activate the instrument for you.