ob gzhandler() not setting "Vary: Accept-encoding" when uncompressed

[badbadmonkey]

I am using ob_gzhandler() to dynamically handle GZIP compression on a server which doesn't allow it done by htaccess.

It adds "Accept-encoding" to the Vary: header, as it should, when the body is Gzipped.

However when the client sends no Accept-Encoding: header, and the response is accordingly uncompressed, it does not add this Vary header.

This causes various bug checking tools to complain, and could mess up caching.

I know I can manually add Vary: Accept-encoding, and I am, but is that my only solution - just confirming this is a bug and I'm not missing something?

[mipapage]

Have you searched ob_gzhandler Accept-encoding? I've not run into the issue you are describing but perhaps it is out there?

Sorry I cannot be of more help...

[badbadmonkey]

mipapage, have you tested it with a browser not sending an Accept-Encoding request header? What version of PHP?

[coopster]

Why not use zlib instead? From the ob_gzhandler [php.net] page itself:

Note:
You cannot use both ob_gzhandler() and zlib.output_compression. Also note that using zlib.output_compression is preferred over ob_gzhandler().

Try it instead, see if your issues are resolved. Much better solution anyway.

[php.net...]

[badbadmonkey]

Shared host, I don't have access to php.ini.

I'd also want the ability to not use it with some PHP scripts (piping/generating images).