mod_deflate or mod_gzip, which should be used?
apache, compression, http-compression
Solution
You should read "Compressing Web Content with mod_gzip and mod_deflate" by Stephen Pierzchala.
From a pragmatic point of view, I suggest `mod_deflate` because it is easy to configure, well documented, and actively maintained. Also, a precompiled version of `mod_deflate` is more than likely available for your server. Apache may even come with `mod_deflate`, as is the case with the Windows installer and `apache2.2-bin` Debian package.
Problem
`mod_deflate` or `mod_gzip`, which should be used? I read `mod_gzip` on better explained but want to know extra about `mod_deflate`.