Running ob_start("ob_gzhandler") in windows

[asantos]

Is it possible to run
ob_start("ob_gzhandler") in windows?

if so, how?
if not, why?

Thanks,
Andres

[asantos]

By "windows" i meant:
* apache 2.0.55
* php 4.4.0

[jatar_k]

I don't see anything on php.net that says you can't

did you try it?

[asantos]

Yeap. I try it. But when I do the ob_end_flush() the page gets just blank.

[jatar_k]

not really sure, don't use output buffering much

I would try it a couple different ways to see if you can isolate the exact thing that is causing the error. Maybe it isn't from what you think it is.

[asantos]

actually i placed everything on a separate file:

<?
ob_start('ob_gzhandler');
echo 'Test';
ob_end_flush();
?>

It didnt print anything (on windows). But it DID print 'Test' on linux.

[coopster]

Yes, you can use it on Windows. Double check your php.ini settings and make sure you aren't conflicting with zlib.output_compression. Also note that using zlib.output_compression is preferred over ob_gzhandler() [php.net].