Mod Deflate

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modDeflate for SME Server

	Skill level: Easy

Description

This contribution mod_deflate for smeserver is an optional module for the Apache HTTP Server, Apache v2 only. Based on Deflate lossless data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding. This module provides the DEFLATE output filter that allows output from Apache HTTP server to be compressed before being sent to the client over the network.

ModDeflate

Requirements

This contrib works both on SME Server V7 and V8, Need to be tested for SME9

Installation

This contrib is currently held in the smecontribs repository, so the following commands will install on your smeserver. For SME7/SME8

yum install --enablerepo=smecontribs smeserver-mod_deflate

then you should issue

signal-event post-upgrade;  signal-event reboot

or alternatively

 /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd-e-smith sigusr1

Configuration

After that you can change the db parameter in a root terminal

config show modDeflate 
modDeflate=service
    level=9
    status=enabled

The value must between 1 (less compression) and 9 (more compression). X=(1 to 9)

config setprop modDeflate level X 
config setprop modDeflate status enabled/disabled

Uninstall

yum remove smeserver-mod_deflate
signal-event post-upgrade;  signal-event reboot

Bugs

Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in bugzilla and select the smeserver-mod_deflate component or use this link .