If you are on a GoDaddy server and are trying to use Syndicate Kahuna and you get a Zend Optimizer error when you try to add your site to the SK interface then read on for the fix.
Normally SK works fine on GoDaddy as long as you upload the sk-article file in binary mode. But if you get an error saying that Zend Optimizer isn't installed it's like because you are using php version 5.
I ran into this problem tonight. Although I have other sites that use Syndicate Kahuna within the same hosting package and they work fine, for one of my sites it didn't and the only real difference is that I enabled php 5 for that particular site. In case you didn't know, to enable php5 on GoDaddy you just have to add this line to the top of your .htaccess file: AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
Here's how I fixed it to get SK working...
1) Create a free account at Zend.com
2) Download Zend Optimizer for Linux x86 (32 Bit)
3) Unzip the Zend package and find the file: /data/5_2_x_comp/ZendOptimizer.so
4) Upload that file to your blog to a folder called "zend"
5) Create a file called php5.ini with the following text...
[Zend]
zend_optimizer.optimization_level=15
zend_extension=zend/ZendOptimizer.so
zend_extension_ts=zend/TS/ZendOptimizer.so
6) Upload the php5.ini file to the root
That should do it.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Wow! Once again, you amaze me! I was VERY frustrated with this issue, and after Googling the problem (not thinking to just check with your site in the first place, which I will from now on!), low and behold, which site do I come up with for a straight forward, to the point, easy as pie answer? Keithjameslock.com, of course!
What would I do without your site? I really don’t want to know. Please don’t ever take this site down! :o)
March 7th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Didn’t work for me. The php5.ini file goes in the zend folder, right? If not, where should it go? If so, I’m lost. Followed the instructions but no joy.
March 8th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Hi Ray, the php5.ini goes in the root…thanks for the heads up. I updated it in the post. Hope there’s some joy now
July 21st, 2009 at 6:12 am
I installed a theme for my blog on wordpress.org software from some website and when I tried to activate it, it start giving me an error which reads “Zend Optimizer not installed”. I tried installing it on my local machine but that’s of no use as it need to be installed on my web server. I am not able to navigate any page as it gives me the same error page and ask me to download the software using http://www.zend.com.
Since i have hosted on free domain providing site, i will not be able to log onto server and install the software. Is there any other way from which i can resolve the issue
July 21st, 2009 at 11:01 am
Dezul, Not sure, sorry. I haven’t delved too deep in the free blog platforms. That might be a question for tech support there.
September 6th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Hi Keith,
I have done everything following the instructions. But still get the error for zend asking me to contact the hosting company for installing zend. I host with Godaddy.
I uploaded the “zend” folder to the root directory,
then to “/wp-content/”.
Both didn’t work.
“php5.ini” is in the root directory.
Enabled php5 by adding “AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php”
What else i should do to fix this error ?
September 6th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Hey made it work.
Deleted php.ini :)
Thank you.
June 7th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Great directions. I do not get the directory for the file: zend_extension_ts=zend/TS/ZendOptimizer.so
I only have the file ZendOptimizer.so. I have godaddy shared linux hosting
and this solution is not working for me. Is there another TS directory to download?
Thanks
June 9th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Hi Jeff… sorry for the late response.. was on vacation..
I’m not clear on what you are asking me.. all you need is the ZendOptimizer.so file… and following the directions above should do it.. give me a shout if you are still having issues and I can take care of it for you if you like… or at least try to answer your questions better..