Mod deflate

Mod_Deflate for SME Server 7.x and 8.x

Maintainer

Michel Van hees

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Description

Activate mod_deflate on smeserver

Contrib 10:

1.2-5

Contrib 9:

1.2-1

smeserver-mod_deflate

The latest version of smeserver-mod_deflate is available in the SME repository, click on the version number(s) for more information.

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

Install

Install with the following command and it will install all of the required packages for you.

yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install 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

Bug

list of known bugs : here

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

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