Plenty of licensed and some free script-driven apps have encoded program code, which isn't human readable. The reasoning behind this is to prevent the reverse engineering and the not authorized usage of such apps. One of the most popular encryption tools used for this specific purpose is called Zend Guard and it is commonly used since it can be used to modify any type of PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 code. The sole way for the protected files to run correctly on a web server afterwards is if a second tool called Zend Optimizer is present. If you would like to work with any kind of paid web software that needs Zend Optimizer, you need to ensure that it is installed on the server where you'll host your site. Furthermore, sites that need the instrument generally perform better because their code is already precompiled and optimized, which means that it's executed faster.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting

If you acquire a shared web hosting plan from our company, you have the option to pick the PHP version, which will be active for the account based on what your script apps need. You'll be able to activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for all of the versions that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this section, you can employ a compact software tool that will allow you to handle the php.ini file for your account and enable or disable PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, therefore you will not need any kind of previous knowledge because enabling Zend Optimizer will be as simple as clicking a button. More skilled users will be able to do the same by adding a php.ini file with the required code in a specific domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you are able to contact our technical support team at any time.