Hi,

What's the difference between using this module or just having your web server gzip content during transmission? Just curious :)

Thanks,
--Andrew

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Here are some advantages I can think of off the top of my head.

  • Compresses the content once and saves the result; less CPU load on server.
  • Uses level 9 compression because it's only run once per file.
  • It's compatible with Apache 1.3.
  • In general, all you need to do is enable the module and it works; no core hacking/modifying .htaccess.
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