WHat does Optimize Website do?

[mealto]

We have enabled mod_deflate and gzip testing says our website is gzipped enabled. What exactly does Optimize Website do insie cpanel? This section says "Disabled". Any thoughts?

[cPanelDavidG]

We have enabled mod_deflate and gzip testing says our website is gzipped enabled. What exactly does Optimize Website do insie cpanel? This section says "Disabled". Any thoughts?

Optimize Website just makes sure everything is gzipped when it is sent from the server to the client web browser. Manual edits to .htaccess can be used to achieve the same functionality when mod_deflate is enabled.

[mealto]

I was under the impression that mod_deflate (apache 2) was the new gzip (apache 1.3). Even without using Optimize Website inside cPanel, gzip testing says our websites are zipped and it's with mod_deflate only. Any ideas why?

[cPanelDavidG]

I was under the impression that mod_deflate (apache 2) was the new gzip (apache 1.3). Even without using Optimize Website inside cPanel, gzip testing says our websites are zipped and it's with mod_deflate only. Any ideas why?

There could be many reasons, but many trace back to .htaccess files. If there's a .htaccess file anywhere in the directory hierarchy for that file that instructs Apache to use mod_gzip/mod_deflate then that would explain the functionality.

Some PHP scripts will also start serving content in this manner once mod_gzip/mod_deflate is enabled.

[mealto]

Sounds like if websites are passed for being gzipped, then don't even mess with Cpanel >> Optimize Website? Does that sound right?

[cPanelDavidG]

Sounds like if websites are passed for being gzipped, then don't even mess with Cpanel >> Optimize Website? Does that sound right?

Doing so would be redundant (thus, not needed) in your specific scenario.

[hanoii]

I am also looking for what that setting does. It's mainly out of curiosity. I can't find where it adds any setting. I looked in the site's .htaccess files and in apache conf files and there's no reference for that setting, is there somebody that knows what it does. I can disable it and manually set it on the .htaccess file, but most cpanel settings can be manually modified as well, so I wonder about this one.

[cPanelTristan]

As far as I'm aware when I tested it last a week or so ago, when you enable to Optimize Website in cPanel, it places the .htaccess at /home/username/.htaccess location for the mod_deflate settings not in /home/username/public_html/.htaccess location. You would want to check in /home/username/.htaccess for those settings.