Zend Optimizer is a software tool, that is needed to execute files encrypted with Zend Guard - a popular application which is used to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a large number of companies that create paid script applications, so if you purchase such an app for your site, you will probably need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you'll host it. In case you're a programmer, you can use Zend Guard to shield your code and make sure that your site visitors or clients will not be able to change it in whatever way. Sites that use Zend Optimizer often perform much better since their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed faster.
Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers
Zend Optimizer is present on all of the servers that comprise our cluster web hosting platform, which means that you're able to use it for all your script-driven applications with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. It will be available all the time even if you change the PHP version for your account because our feature-rich platform allows you to choose between 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 the 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 which is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts. What is more, you may also use a different version of PHP and enable or disable Zend for every single domain that you host from your account. This is possible by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with just a couple of lines of code inside it. In case you don't have previous experience and you are not sure how to do this, our 24/7 support can assist you.