[ Thanks to Falko
Timme for this link. ]
“In this tutorial I will describe how to install and configure
mod_deflate on an Apache2 web server. mod_deflate allows Apache2 to
compress files and deliver them to clients (e.g. browsers) that can
handle compressed content which most modern browsers do. With
mod_deflate, you can compress HTML, text or XML files to approx. 20
– 30% of their original sizes, thus saving you server traffic and
making your modem users happier.“Compressing files causes a slightly higher load on the server,
but in my experience this is compensated by the fact that the
clients’ connection times to your server decrease a lot. For
example, a modem user that needed seven seconds to download an
uncompressed HTML file might now only need two seconds for the
same, but compressed file…”
Related Story:
nixCraft:
Speed Up Apache 2.0 Web Access or Downloads with
mod_deflate(May 29, 2006)