How to Enable Zend OPcache and ionCube at Hostinger

Enabling the Zend OPcache and ionCube PHP extensions at Hostinger

Updated 1 month ago

PHP extensions like Zend OPCache (former Zend Optimizer) and ionCube Loader are already pre-installed on all Web and Cloud hosting plans at Hostinger.

To enable them, go to Websites→ Manage, search for PHP Configuration on the left sidebar and click on it:

The PHP Configuration menu option

There, open the PHP extensions tab and mark the checkboxes for:

  • ioncube_loader to enable ionCube Loader

  • opcache to enable Zend OPCache

The list of available PHP extensions showing ioncube_loader and opcache, and how to enable them

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Save to apply the changes.

NOTE: IonCube is not available for PHP version 8 and higher, make sure to set your PHP version to version 7.4 or lower