mod gzip and Plesk-managed dedicated server

[rocknbil]

Has anyone attempted an install of this module on a server with Plesk installed? My admin gave it a go and it's kicking hundreds of errors, thought I'd see if anyone had and tips or hints on the install or possibly resources he could look at.

[rocknbil]

One more try, we'd really like to get mod_gzip working and it's crashing on compile.

[coopster]

Which version of Apache? 2.x? If so, why not go with mod_deflate?

[rocknbil]

Thanks coopster, I'm not sure how to answer as I am not an admin and looking around for solutions for him. :-)

Server version: Apache/2.0.52

The original reason is that we want to serve up pages using mod_gzip to load them faster, as most browsers recognize that content-type these days. Is that an erroneous idea? Would mod_deflate be a better choice?

[4specs]

mod_gzip is an Apache 1.x module. That is why it is probably crashing.

mod_deflate is part of Apache 2.x although it has to be turned on in the config file.

The two do the same functions and have about the same results.

[rocknbil]

Thank you, I'll pass this on! My admin partner is very good - but this is not an area he's messed with much. Off to break our server . . . . :-)