gzip header with images??

[fandelem]

I'm curious if this is a viable option at all?

I would have something like this:

<?php

// ***********************************
// * Display image based on ID number.
// ***********************************

  ob_start("ob_gzhandler");

  set_time_limit(5000);


  if ( $id )
  {

$query1 = "select file from {$DB_CONF["table_images_images_images"]} where image_id=$id";
$result1 = @MYSQL_QUERY($query1);    
$data = @MYSQL_RESULT($result1,0,"file");

//echo ($main_user_dir . '/' . $directory . '/' . $filename);        exit;

Header( "Content-type: application/octet-stream");
echo $data;
  }


?>

Would this prove useful, or does it make little (or no) difference?

cheers,

k.

[michael]

What in the happy heck are you trying to accomplish?

[Weedpacket]

Indeed; seems pretty pointless to me - why compress data that's already been compressed? That's just as likely to make things bigger.