Re: How can I uncompress zlib data in the browser?
| From: | Richard Lynch | Date: | Tue, 04 Dec 2001 21:27:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: How can I uncompress zlib data in the browser? | ||
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Brian Duke wrote:
> Is it possible to use the zlib functions in php to compress data, send
> that data to the browser, then uncompress it? My clients will only be
> using IE so is there something in IE that will do it? Javascript?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
> - Brian
>
> (Be sure to remove the # symbol before replying to my email address)
>
Yes.
Read the manual about "output buffering".
Also read up on Apache's site about mod_gzip.
http://apache.org
Now, the 64 dollar question:
Will the browser *CORRECTLY* identify and decompress the gzipped data?
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