Any chance of getting mod_deflate or mod_gzip enabled to reduce static file loads?
If there's a guide for this already, please let me know as I couldn't find one.
Cheers.
mod_deflate or mod_gzip
- Michael
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Hi All,
Any chance of getting mod_deflate or mod_gzip enabled to reduce static file loads?
If there's a guide for this already, please let me know as I couldn't find one.
Cheers.
Any chance of getting mod_deflate or mod_gzip enabled to reduce static file loads?
If there's a guide for this already, please let me know as I couldn't find one.
Cheers.
- Sijin
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Hi Michael,
Welcome to the forums :)
Currently HostingRails doest have mod_deflate mod_gzip enabled on the shard servers.
Welcome to the forums :)
Currently HostingRails doest have mod_deflate mod_gzip enabled on the shard servers.
2007-08-13 12:56 AM
- Micktaiwan
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Well, I was going to ask this :)
Would it be good for your guys at HostingRails, as for us, reducing the load on your bandwith ?
Cheers,
Mickael.
Would it be good for your guys at HostingRails, as for us, reducing the load on your bandwith ?
Cheers,
Mickael.
2007-08-19 05:45 AM
- Varun
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Edit: we do not grant requests to enable mod_gzip or mod_deflate. The trade off for reduced bandwidth is higher server load.
2007-08-19 06:36 AM
- Michael
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Er... so I thought Sijin's reply was intended to convey that no, there is no chance of getting mod_deflate or mod_gzip enabled on a shared host.
Varun, are you now saying that there is a chance? Or is Micktaiwan not on a shared host?
A bit of clarity might be helpful here for other people visiting this thread. ie, "If any of you want mod_deflate enabled, then there's a good chance of this - please contact support"
Varun, are you now saying that there is a chance? Or is Micktaiwan not on a shared host?
A bit of clarity might be helpful here for other people visiting this thread. ie, "If any of you want mod_deflate enabled, then there's a good chance of this - please contact support"
2007-08-19 06:47 AM
- William
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From time to time we experiment with mod_gzip or mod_deflate on our shared servers with slightly tweaked stacks and let our clients give it a go - especially on newer servers. However, the tests haven't generally gone well and so as a policy we do not have these mods enabled nor do we grant requests for them.
2007-08-19 07:06 PM
- Dburry
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Well that's too bad. My tests show often there is a 5 times increase in download speed, for regular html pages served through mod_deflate.
This much of a difference actually makes my home test server running mod_deflate feel noticeably more responsive than shared hosts that do not. In spite of my house being low upload bandwidth DSL/Cable, and the shared host being at a significant bandwidth colocation facility. This is of course testing from outside my house, from the public point of view.
I guess I'll just dream... until my sites get popular enough to warrant the VPS or dedicated options.
This much of a difference actually makes my home test server running mod_deflate feel noticeably more responsive than shared hosts that do not. In spite of my house being low upload bandwidth DSL/Cable, and the shared host being at a significant bandwidth colocation facility. This is of course testing from outside my house, from the public point of view.
I guess I'll just dream... until my sites get popular enough to warrant the VPS or dedicated options.