vBSEO 2.4.5 question

I contacted my host asking them to upgrade my Zend optimizer. They said it has just been released and that they are going to sit on it for a while, then upgrade in the near future.

My question is, will 2.4.5 work for me?

***If you are using Zend:
-In order to use the new vBSEO, you MUST upgrade your server to the latest version of Zend Optimizer.

Quote taken from vBSEO 2.4.5 announcement topic. If you are not using Zend then it is not neccessary to upgrade zend optimizer..

If you don't want to, are unable to, upgrade Zend, you should be able to use the ionCube version.

And ionCube will work with my host? All I see in the phpinfo is Zend?

You can download the test script here to check, but ionCube should work in most cases.

you may be able to bypass the safemode restriction using the ini_set() php function.

ini_set("SafeMode","Off")

more info: PHP: ini_set - Manual

My host is also unwilling to install the latest Zend version. Therefore, I ran the test script and it passed both Zend and IonCube, but it says that I should install Zend, so I had the impression that Zend is preferred over IonCube.

Questions:
1: Is there any advantage in using Zend over IonCube (i.e. is Zend preferred over IonCube)?
2: Is there a way to detect the current Zend version if you do not have command line access (telnet), such as a test script?

Originally Posted by forum_maniac

My host is also unwilling to install the latest Zend version. Therefore, I ran the test script and it passed both Zend and IonCube, but it says that I should install Zend, so I had the impression that Zend is preferred over IonCube.

Same here, said they will update once it is seen to be stable.

Questions:
1: Is there any advantage in using Zend over IonCube (i.e. is Zend preferred over IonCube)?
2: Is there a way to detect the current Zend version if you do not have command line access (telnet), such as a test script?

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Questions:
1: Is there any advantage in using Zend over IonCube (i.e. is Zend preferred over IonCube)?
2: Is there a way to detect the current Zend version if you do not have command line access (telnet), such as a test script?

2: go to http://www.yourdomain.com/admincp/index.php?do=phpinfo
scroll down to where it has the 'Powered by Zend' image, on the 3rd/4th line in the box it says '... by Zend Technologies with Zend Optimizer v' after the v it'll have the version number

any suggestions with my screenshot there?

Jamal,

the latest version of Zend Optimizer (3.0) will be required to run vBSEO2.4.5. You can also use Ioncube libraries as well.

1: Is there any advantage in using Zend over IonCube (i.e. is Zend preferred over IonCube)?

Both Zend and Ioncube versions of vBSEO perform with nearly the same speed.

2: Is there a way to detect the current Zend version if you do not have command line access (telnet), such as a test script?

The installed version of Zend or Ioncube loaders can be found out in phpinfo() output.

Thanks Oleg, so even though the test.php files said no to ionCube I can still use it? Sorry, I'm a bit slow when it comes to this stuff

Hello Jamal,

sorry, I was not clear enough in my answer.
In both cases server configuration changes will be required: either upgrading Zend to 3.0 or to allow Ioncube dynamically loading libraries.

Ok, thanks for your support Oleg