[users@httpd] deflate vs gzip

[Octavian Rasnita <or...@fcc.ro>]

Hi,

Which is the recommended way of sending the compressed data? Deflate, or
gzip?

It is prefered the one which is faster and that compress better.

Now I am compressing the dynamic pages using the perl module Compress::Zlib
(using gzip). Would it be a better idea to use Apache's modules for
compression?

Thank you.

Teddy



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Re: [users@httpd] deflate vs gzip

[Nick Kew <ni...@webthing.com>]

Octavian Rasnita wrote:

 Would it be a better idea to use Apache's modules for
> compression?

Probably.  Perl Compress::Zlib is generic, whereas mod_deflate
(which does gzip, despite the name) is web-aware.  If you use the
perl, then you have to worry about dealing with HTTP yourself,
including negotiating with browsers and setting response headers.

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Nick Kew

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