Apache mod_deflate based on url parameters

Question

Can mod_deflate module in apache be invoked based on url parameters and not for all the server requests

Answer 1

Do you mean, ?foo=bar in your URL? Maybe you could specify what you're trying to do exactly, besides the URL parameters etc. -- a little use case. In general, mod_deflate can be configured with <Directory /> and <Location /> in Apache.

More details here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_deflate.html

I'll be happy to extend my answer, when you provide more background.

UPDATE: Use a rewrite rule to make ?foo=bar turn into /foo/bar (or similar -- whatever works in your app). Then use <Location /> to match and enable mod_deflate. I don't think that's very feasible though.

Usually, I'd advice something else, if you expanded your question as of why you are doing this and what you think the gain is.