Antwort: [Mod_gzip] enquiry

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Hi Blaize,


> What is a precompiled Mod_Gzip 1.3.19.1a Module

when you deal with Apache modules you have two options:

a) you build an Apache "httpd" binary that consists of all
   modules you need - this will be linked statically and
   all the modules will be loaded, regardless what you have
   in your "httpd.conf" configuration file.

b) you build an Apache "httpd" binary that contains the
   module "mod_so" which is able to load other modules from
   separate library files (*.so on UNIX, *.dll on Windows).
   In this case you would also need these separate modules,
   either through some separate download (which would then
   be machine and operating system dependent) or by "make"ing
   the approproate module file for your machine from the
   source code. In this file you are able to change the set
   of modules to be loaded by modifying the "LoadModule"
   statements in your "httpd.conf", i. e. you may modify
   the volume of your Apache code without recompiling and
   linking the Apache binary.

It is a matter of taste which method you prefer.
If you know what you need, you may compile an Apache exactly
as you need it; if your requirements are changing often and
you are afraid of recompiling, then use the mod_so method
(that is said to be slightly slower, due to a little overhead
in this module interface).

mod_gzip will offer shared modules for download if we are
able to create these on the corresponding platforms, but you
are free to take the source code and create what you need on
your own.

Regards, Michael