getting error 500 when trying to use gzip with .htaccess

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I'm trying to use gzip on my site.

I'm trying to compress, php, css and js files. The server is apache 1.3, and the code I have in the .htaccess file is:

# compress all text & html:
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml

But when I upload this, I just get an Error 500 page.

Any ideas.

What does your Apache error log say? There's probably some more detail in there... — Piskvor left the building
– Piskvor left the building, Commented Feb 1, 2010 at 15:51
using the below doesn't seem to have any effect at all: <IfModule mod_gzip.c> mod_gzip_on Yes mod_gzip_dechunk Yes mod_gzip_item_include file \.(html?|txt|css|js|php|pl|jpg|png|gif)$ mod_gzip_item_include handler ^cgi-script$ mod_gzip_item_include mime ^text/.* mod_gzip_item_include mime ^application/x-javascript.* mod_gzip_item_exclude mime ^image/.* mod_gzip_item_exclude rspheader ^Content-Encoding:.*gzip.* </IfModule> — Simon Cooper
– Simon Cooper, Commented Feb 1, 2010 at 15:59

Sauryabhatt · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-23 11:04:02Z

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Try this

<Files *>
    #Compress
    SetOutputFilter GZIP
</Files>

Or this

<ifmodule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/text text/html text/plain text/xml text/css application/x-javascript application/javascript text/javascript
</ifmodule>

answered Apr 23, 2013 at 11:04

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Owen · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-01 15:51:40Z

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AddOutputFilterByType doesn't appear to be available on Apache 1.3 (src). I believe you'll need to use mod_gzip instead.

"Compatibility: Available in Apache 2.0.33 and later; deprecated in Apache 2.1 and later"

answered Feb 1, 2010 at 15:51

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