Posted by FFMG on 08/22/07 19:52

Jerry Stuckle;88260 Wrote:
> FFMG wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am currently compressing the output of all my pages, (still on the
> > beta site so I am not 100% sure of the impact).
> > But I have no idea if I am wasting my server CPU time or not, or
> more
> > importantly if I am making any difference to my visitor experience.
> > Some pages cam be rather large and they are compressed, (from 160K
> to
> > 15k),
> >
> > But does anybody know if compressing is worth the effort?
> >
> > And if it is worth it, why do sites like Joomla offer it, but don't
> > make it default?
> > Especially given that they test if the browser supports it, (this is
> > what $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'] is for after all.
> >
> > FFMG
> >
> >
>
> It depends on a lot of things.
>
> Compressing takes CPU, and in general the larger the output the more
> cycles required. And it depends on the browser sending a header
> indicating it can accept compressed files.
>
> Images don't normally compress well, so if you're looking to save
> bandwidth on a lot of images, forget it.
>
> But if your site is mainly text, compression will cut your bandwidth
> and
> speed loading of your pages - especially if the client is using a slow
> link (i.e. dialup). And text compression normally is pretty fast (and
> efficient).
>
> You need to look at you CPU load. If you're on a shared host, they
> may
> or may not like the compression, for instance. Of course, if it's
> your
> own server, then cpu load isn't as much of a concern, but bandwidth may
> be.
>
>

Well I have cpu and bandwidth.
But I am running low on memory. I wonder if that wont be a problem.

On a side note, my site is running on 70% memory.
Am I still ok or do I need to install more?

FFMG


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