Is it possible to POST request data from browser to server in compressed format? If yes, How can we do that?
A:
The server->client responses can be gzip compressed automagically by the server.
Compressing the client->server messages is not standard, so will require some work by you. Take your very large POST data and compress it client-side, using JavaScript. Then decompress it manually on the server side.
This will usually not be a beneficial thing to do unless your bandwidth usage is a major bottleneck. Compression requires both time and CPU usage to perform.
Borealid
2010-07-12 06:16:48
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A:
Compressing data sent from the browser to the server is not natively supported in the browsers.
You'll have to find a workaround, using a clientside language (maybe a JavaScript GZip implementation, or a Java Applet, or ...). Be sure to visually display to the user what the browser is doing and why it is taking some time.
I don't know the scope of your application, but on company websites you could just restrict input to compressed files. Ask your users to upload .zip/.7z/.rar/... files.
Konerak
2010-07-12 06:16:52