Configuring the Server to Compress Content on Demand

You can also configure the server to compresses transmission data on the fly. A dynamically generated HTML page doesn’t exist until a user asks for it. This is particularly useful for e-commerce-based Web applications and database-driven sites.

To configure the server to compress content on demand, perform the following steps:

To Compress Content on Demand

1. From the virtual server page, click the Content Handling tab.

2. Click the General sub tab. Go to Compression > Compress Content on Demand.

3. Select from the following options:

   • On—Demand Compression — Enables/Disables on-demand compression for the selected resource.

   • Insert Vary Header — Specifies whether to insert a Vary: Accept-encoding header.

     If selected, then a Vary: Accept-encoding header is always inserted when a compressed version of a file is selected.

     If not selected, then a Vary: Accept-encoding header is never inserted.

   • Fragment Size — Specifies the memory fragment size in bytes to be used by the compression library (zlib) to control how much to compress at a time. The default value is 8096.

   • Compression Level — Specifies the level of compression. Choose a value between 1 and 9. The value 1 yields the best speed; the value 9 the best compression. The default value is 6, a compromise between speed and compression.

4. Click Save.

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   Using CLI

   To enable compression on demand through CLI, execute the following command.

   wadm> enable-on-demand-compression --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd --host=serverhost --port=8989 --config=config1 --vs=config1_vs_1 --insertvaryheader=true --fragment-size=100 --compression-level=5

   See CLI Reference, enable-on-demand-compression(1).

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