Tuning PHP

1. If you have CPU cycles to spare, or if bandwidth is a more constrained resource than CPU cycles, you can add the following to php.ini:
   

   output_handler = ob_gzhandler

   A comment in php.ini explains:
   

   "You can redirect all of the output of your scripts to a function. For example, if you set output_handler to 'ob_gzhandler', output will be transparently compressed for browsers that support gzip or deflate encoding. Setting an output handler automatically turns on output buffering."

This functionality is further described here.

Additional resources:

• PHP Project Page