mod_deflate or Gzip which should be used

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Mod_deflate or GZIP which should be used . i read Gzip on better explained but want to know extra about deflate

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Answer 1

You should read "Compressing Web Content with mod_gzip and mod_deflate" by Stephen Pierzchala.

From a pragmatic point of view, I suggest mod_deflate because it is easy to configure, well documented, and actively maintained. Also, a precompiled version of mod_deflate is more than likely available for your server. Apache may even come with mod_deflate, as is the case with the Windows installer and apache2.2-bin Debian package.