[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10365: Gzip compression should be offered by default in Wordpress

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#10365: Gzip compression should be offered by default in Wordpress
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 Reporter:  caesarsgrunt        |        Owner:                
     Type:  feature request     |       Status:  reopened      
 Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Optimization        |      Version:  2.9           
 Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:                
 Keywords:  gzip, compression,  |  
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Comment(by caesarsgrunt):

 We could make it an option when installing - either use mod_deflate, or
 ob_gzhandler, or neither.

 Alternatively, detect whether mod_deflate is enabled, and if not do it
 through php.

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