[Mod_gzip] Latency of mod_gzip?

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Raymond:

The one thing you can do, which is reduce the amount of compression. The
default is level 6 (of 9), and this can be reduced by modifying the
following line in mod_gzip.c:

gz1->level       = 6;

Valid values are 1-9, with 9 having the greatest compression.

Another item to consider is that your times across the LAN will not
affect download times across the Internet. And personally, an increase
from 1 ms to 16 ms is more than made up for in the faster download times
resulting and lower bandwidth costs that result from sending all of the
text/.* files compressed.

You may see an increase in server time to process the page, but what is
the overall performance savings you gain by compressing these files?

smp

 
> Hi,
> 
> I've installed mod_gzip, but I'm noticing a latency of about 16ms for a file of 22K. Used to be 1 or 2ms without compression. Measurements taken on a LAN. I've also noticed that the delay seems to be linked to the size of the file, the bigger the file the bigger the delay.
> 
> What can I do so that the latency is smaller?
> 
> rj
> 
> 
> 
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