Zend Optimizer not installed - Xampp 1.7.3

[3DdesktopsUK]

Hi all,

I have just removed my old xampp 1.6.3 server using the uninstaller and removed all my data directories.

I ran the latest 1.7.3 installation package and all is good. I've moved all my old data to the new structure and all is good.

However, I am receiving the Zend Optimizer not installed page on one of my sites. I have followed all the posts around the net and added

[Zend]
zend_extension_ts = "C:\xampp\php\zendOptimizer\lib\ZendExtensionManager.dll"
zend_extension_manager.optimizer_ts = "C:\xampp\php\zendOptimizer\lib\Optimizer"
zend_optimizer.enable_loader = 0
zend_optimizer.optimization_level=15
;zend_optimizer.license_path =

to my C:\xampp\php\php.ini file

But the default xampp install does not have the zendoptimizer folder anywhere? where is is now?

Alot of posts mention I should also change the phpini file in apache folder but there is no php.ini anywhere under the apache directory or subfolders (unless i missed it). I did jus make a copy and put it there but no joy.

Here's my phpinfo:

Loaded Configuration File C:\xampp\php\php.ini
Scan this dir for additional .ini files (none)
Additional .ini files parsed (none)
PHP API 20090626
PHP Extension 20090626
Zend Extension 220090626
Zend Extension Build API220090626,TS,VC6
PHP Extension Build API20090626,TS,VC6
Debug Build no
Thread Safety enabled
Zend Memory Manager enabled
Zend Multibyte Support disabled

And I have the powered by zendengine logo underneath also.

Any help would be greatly appreciated and cannot see what I have done wrong or missed on this clean installation. As I mentioned, everything worked fine on my old 1.6.3 version, but needed/wanted to upgrade. I have trawled all the posts but am still at a loss.

Many thank in advance

[3DdesktopsUK]

* Bump * :0(

[Narrowboyy]

These 2 posts linked below are by the lead XAMPP for Windows developer and may help explain the situation, they were found from this advanced forum search for zend:
(Details for searching the forum can be found in the Announcements).

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=37943&p=151715#p151715
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=36505&p=146571#p146571

Perhaps now a search of the Internet (Google) for zend php5.3 may find the current state of affairs.

[Altrea]

Zend Optimizer is part of Zend Guard.

On the zend Homepage you can read, that the last supported php version is PHP 5.2
If you really need zend optimizer, you must use a version with php 5.2 (last xampp version with this version was 1.7.1)

[3DdesktopsUK]

fantastic, thank you for your help folks... time to downgrade then.

Thanks again for yout time.

[Altrea]

You can wait for a Zend Optimizer Version for PHP 5.3, but this is planed since this PHP Version is released.
The changes which have done to Zend Guard are more comprehensive as planed before.