Topic: e-smith-mod_gzip

[Doyle Glaze]

Has anyone used this and do you have a copy of the i386.rpm for it. It is not on the myezserver site.


HowTo increase your webserver performance using mod_gzip

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Author: Jeb Campbell, Darrell May
RPM by: Jeb Campbell
Problem:  You want to increase the performance of your webserver.

Solution:  Implement server side compression using mod_gzip.

Details: Mod_gzip, at http://www.remotecommunications.com/apache/mod_gzip/ is a module for Apache that allows you to compress content from an Apache web server on-the-fly. It uses the same compression as gzip and no plugins or extra software is needed by your browser to take advantage of this product. Reduction in size of up to 90% or more is possible.
 

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Installation:
Download e-smith-mod_gzip-1.3.19a-1es.i386.rpm and install as follows:

rpm -Uvh e-smith-mod_gzip-1.3.19a-1es.i386.rpm

That's all.  The rpm automatically restarts httpd and your webserver should be ready to go using server side compression.

[Doyle Glaze]

I have the file now but would like to know how well it works on the sme 5.1.2.

[Dan G.]

I've been hosting it since it disappeared:

http://www.optimumnetworks.com/files/5.0/dmc-mitel-portforwarding-0.0.1-4.noarch.rpm

[Urirama]

I just installed it on my SME 5.1.2; works like a charm.

BTW at the end of the install, after the httpd restart, it said
"Checking for mod_gzip in /var/log/httpd/error_log (not an error, it just prints that it is starting)"
and it didn't display mod_gzip (possibly due to Apache simply not having finished restarting yet at that time, my server is only a 486!)
But the mod_gzip.log shows it IS working.

Thanks all