Run Zend Server Community edition optimized files on shared host

[monkey64]

Running phpinfo() on my shared host tells me that Zend Optimizer is supported:

This program makes use of the Zend Scripting Language Engine:
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Zend Technologies
with the ionCube PHP Loader v3.3.4, Copyright (c) 2002-2009, by ionCube Ltd., and
with Zend Optimizer v3.3.9, Copyright (c) 1998-2009, by Zend Technologies

I no previous Zend Framework knowledge, but I do understand that using the Zend Optimizer can greatly enhance the performance of PHP applications. The free Zend Server Community edition supports Zend Optimizer+.

Since my host supports Zend Optimizer, can I run these Zend Optimized files on the server. If so, where are they?

 

[jpadie]

you have to encode your php files using zend guard and then upload them in place of your normal files.
zend framework is not relevant here.

 

[monkey64]

Thanks jpadie.
Strangely, the optimizing part of Zen Guard is not really mentioned on the Zend Guard page. It seems more of an obfuscation product used for protecting from unlicensed use and reverse engineering.

 

[jpadie]

this is true. i've always thought optimisation was a bit of a misnomer.

there is (supposed to be) an advantage in that the code is pre-parsed.

I've never had occasion to use it and really don't see much likelihood that I ever would.