I heard some talk today at work about not runing modgzip ?
I always felt it was a good idea and helped reduce file size.
Does anyone here not enable modgzip and why ? I have used it for the past 2 years with no problems. Is requested alot by vbulletin customers it seems.


Thanks

why did they say not running it?

I have never heard or had a bad experience, unless you want people to use more bandwidth

I know at least one situation when mod_gzip can be unwanted but, then you can turn it on and off on per directory basis if you want.

<IfModule mod_gzip.c>
<Location /home/guythahthatesmodgzip/public_html>
mod_gzip_on no
</Location>
</IfModule>

I am not exactly sure I caught the blunt end of the conversation and was late for a conference call. Just surprised me as I have never heard of a reason not to use it.

i have php script that can take 45 minutes to run. It is important that client gets feedback on screen to see what is happening. I can force some output out with flush(). But, mod_gzip seems to be preventing sending any output till script is done, so it can can compress it and send it out. This is where it is usefull to disable it.

I like gzip, pages load reeeeal quick... but also, I have never heard anything bad about it, and therefore I do not see a reason why I shouldn't use it.

I also use the turn off a folder feature on some folders, when clients ask for it to be turned off. Shouldn't hassle you too much, just takes a lil' copy and paste.

MOD_GZIP is good, keep it.

Take Care!

I was under the impression mod_gzip used excessive amounts of RAM. I know that I've had virtual hosts in the past that refused to use it. I have used it on a dedicated server in the past, though, without any problems.

it's all good and i've never seen excessive ram usage or anything... as said just want disable it for long-running scripts you need to see the output of as they run instead of after they're done (which is pretty rare, and best run stuff like that in ssh instead of through a web browser)...

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=71003