Sunshine School Blog Installing Apache mod_deflate and mod_expires on CentOS 5

When installing Apache web server, it's a good idea to enable the mod_deflate and mod_expires modules. Mod_deflate enables Apache to serve compressed content which is then decoded by the receiving browser. Mod_expires module allows the setting of expiration headers for static content based on mime type. Both are essential to a high performance web server and a good Google Page Speed score, which is now being used as a factor in their search algorithm.read more