Re: Question about using system call/gzip
| From: | David Robley | Date: | Mon, 12 Nov 2001 06:57:40 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Question about using system call/gzip | ||
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:51, Joelmon2001@aol.com wrote:
> Gzip only compresses single files?
>
> So what if I want to compress a directory and have it download when a
> page is accessed?
>
> I thought gzip would allow this. To compress a specified directory
> when page.php is accessed. This is confusing. I tried the zend.com
> articles, too confusing to grasp. I am a bit confused
>
> Thanks for your time, I appreciate it
Hmm, think I spoke too soon. It appears that you can concatenate several
files into one gzipped file - have a look at man gzip. Tarring and
zipping is a common way of doing this, however. (Not tarring and
feathering, usually reserved for those who give wrong advice...)
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