What does it do?

Is it a sort off SSL for PHP ?

cuz i dont get it why someone should use something like this?

is it more secure this way? :s

just wondering, cuz i dont understand why it should be needed for the fxp pack from shaved ape for example thx

he used zend to encrypt a part of the hack to stop peeps from being lamers and stripping it down and calling it their work m8.

So with or without ZEND ...it won't become faster? I thought it was to improve speed?

nope

Yes
Zend Optimiser increases runtime performance up to 40%
It protects my code from being stolen but the optimiser is beneficial to any host running it thats why so many have it installed.

Sad that I have to use it to protect my work but previous experience has taught me well and until a better option becomes available I have to go with this.

Zend Optimiser Not Installed

Version: Zend Engine v1.3.0

oki one question regarding zend is i notice that if your running zend 1. whatever you get error message Zend Optimiser Not Installed so i take it that if you encrypt code with latest versions of zend its not backward compatible??