Re: file compression

Typo, RFC. :) Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for more - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us. -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.4 On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, jeremy brand wrote: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 11:13:40 -0800 (PST) > From: jeremy brand <jeremy@nirvani.net> > To: Robert Collins <rcollins@Insight.com> > Cc: PHP General List <php-general@lists.php.net> > Subject: Re: [PHP] file compression > > That is true with some browsers. > > You can check the Accept-Encoding: (I think -- see the HTTP RCF for ^^^^^ > sure) headers. If it includes application/gzip, then is should be > okay. > > But, keep in mind, this is not common practice, it adds overhead to > your servers and introduces a major risk of your web site appearing > broken to large percentage of your audience. > > -jeremy brand > > Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net > http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for > more > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become > greater than the sum of both of us. > -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.4 > > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Robert Collins wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 12:12:36 -0700 > > From: Robert Collins <rcollins@Insight.com> > > To: PHP General List <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Subject: [PHP] file compression > > > > I once read that you can send a file using PHP to the browser that is > > compressed(eg: g-zipped) > > and that that file would be decompressed and loaded into the browser. > > > > > > Robert W. Collins > > Web Developer II > > Insight / TC Computers > > www.insight.com > > www.tccomputers.com > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >