docs/manual/mod/mod_deflate.xml

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<name>mod_deflate</name>
<description>Compress content before
    it is delivered to the client</description>
<status>experimental</status>
<sourcefile>mod_deflate.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>deflate_module</identifier>

<summary>
    <p>The experimental <module>mod_deflate</module> module provides
    the <code>DEFLATE</code> output filter that allows output from
    your server to be compressed before being sent to the client over
    the network.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><directive module="mod_mime">AddOutputFilter</directive></seealso>
<seealso><directive module="core">SetOutputFilter</directive></seealso>

<section><title>Enabling Compression</title>

    <p>Compression is implemented by the <code>DEFLATE</code>
    <a href="../filter.html">filter</a>.  The following directive
    will enable compression for documents in the container where it
    is placed:</p>
    <p><strong>Most popular browsers can not handle compression of all content
        so you may want to enable the 'gzip-only-text/html' note (see below)
    </strong></p>

<example>SetEnv gzip-only-text/html 1<br />
SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
</example>

    <p>Here is an example of enabling compression for the Apache
    documentation:</p>

<example>
&lt;Directory "/your-server-root/manual"&gt;<br />
      SetEnv gzip-only-text/html 1<br />
      SetOutputFilter DEFLATE<br />
&lt;/Directory&gt;
</example>
</section>

<directivesynopsis>
<name>DeflateFilterNote</name>
<description>Places the compression ratio in a note for logging</description>
<syntax>DeflateFilterNote <em>notename</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>

<usage>
    <p>The <directive>DeflateFilterNote</directive> directive
    specifies that a note about compression ratios should be attached
    to the request.  The name of the note is the value specified for
    the directive.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>

<directivesynopsis>
<name>DeflateWindowSize</name>
<description>Zlib compression window size</description>
<syntax>DeflateWindowSize <em>value</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>

<usage>
    <!-- XXX: Ummm... What unit??? -->
    <p>The <directive>DeflateWindowSize</directive> directive specifies the
    zlib compression window size.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>

<directivesynopsis>
<name>DeflateMemLevel</name>
<description>Amount of memory available to zlib for compression</description>
<syntax>DeflateMemLevel <em>value</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>

<usage>
    <!-- XXX: Ummm... What unit??? -->
    <p>The <directive>DeflateMemLevel</directive> directive specifies
    the amount of memory available to zlib for compression.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>

</modulesynopsis>