Antwort: Re: Antwort: [Mod_gzip] mod_gzip compression level

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Hi Steven,


> I agree with Peter. Modding the level from 6 to 9 has
> had the following results for me:
>
> http://www.pierzchala.com:9280/compress/homepage2.html
> mod_gzip           16333 bytes
> -- GZIP Level 6
>
> http://www.pierzchala.com:9280/compress/homepage2.html
> mod_gzip           16268 bytes
> -- GZIP Level 9

so this seems to mean that simply patching the
gz->level actually makes mod_gzip use the new level?
(Did you doublecheck the file size with a commandline
"gzip -9"?)

If so, then what about making tests with level 3,
which to my experience would be only slightly worse
than level 6 and might be an alternative for highly
loaded machines?

I fully agree that level 6 is the best possible
default value. But like you, I try to get the best
out of the software I use, and "the best" may depend
on the scenario one is running.

Regards, Michael