Testing compression
After the changes, restart the web server (Apache, Nginx, or lighttpd) and check the logs for errors.
In a basic test with compression modules, we're able to identify that we have a considerable gain in file size. The following table shows the level of compression and page load times (tr_staus.php
is the page that shows the status of the triggers) on a virtual server with 500 active triggers:
Compression modules |
Apache without mod_deflate |
Nginx without gzip |
lighttpd without |
Apache with |
Nginx with gzip |
lighttpd with |
Size |
1.2 MB |
1.2 MB |
1.2 MB |
51.5 KB |
51.5 KB |
51.5 KB |
Time |
~5 sec |
~6 sec |
~6 sec |
~5 sec |
~3 sec |
~4 sec |
Of course, the tests may have different results with different ...
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