Compressing Static Files

[matt72]

Is there any way to compress html, save it to a static file and have it display in a browser properly?

I tend to make php apps that output static html, rather than run dynamically... So I want to be able to run something like ob_gzhandler over an string, then save it to a .html file.

I know I could use mod_deflate, but that would sort of defeat the purpose of making static pages in the first place...

Cheers!

[Weedpacket]

I use mod_gzip() myself, but

matt72 wrote:

I know I could use mod_deflate, but that would sort of defeat the purpose of making static pages in the first place...

Why?

While you could send a compressed file directly as long as the http response includes the appropriate header to say that the file has been compressed, you (a) have to configure the server to recognise the compressed file as such and use the appropriate response headers, and (b) deal with clients that don't accept compressed responses by uncompressing the file before transmission.

[matt72]

My reasoning is that I'm trying to avoid putting a laod on the server by using static files, compressing them each time they're sent would negate this somewhat.

However having two different files isn't a great alternative, guess I'll give mod deflate / gzip a go.

Thanks for the response!

[Weedpacket]

That's not where the bottleneck lies; the server can compress a file much faster than it can read it off the disk or shove it out over the network.

[matt72]

Ah, cool. I shouldn't have any probs then. Thanks!