How to Enable and Manage GZIP Compression in cPanel

GZIP compression is a technique used to reduce the size of files that are transferred over the internet. This can help improve website loading times and overall performance. In this article, we will guide you on how to enable and manage GZIP compression in cPanel.

Enabling GZIP Compression

Follow these steps to enable GZIP compression in cPanel:

1. Login to your cPanel account.
2. Locate the "Optimize Website" icon and click on it.
3. Under "Compress Content," select the option for "Compress All Content" and click on "Update Settings."

Managing GZIP Compression

You can manage GZIP compression settings in cPanel by following these steps:

1. Login to your cPanel account.
2. Locate the "File Manager" icon and click on it.
3. Navigate to the root directory of your website.
4. Look for the .htaccess file and right-click on it.
5. Select "Edit" from the dropdown menu.
6. Add the following lines of code to enable GZIP compression:

  # Compress HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Text, XML and fonts
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml

  # Remove browser bugs (only needed for really old browsers)
  BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
  BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
  BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
  Header append Vary User-Agent

Conclusion

GZIP compression is a powerful tool that can help improve your website's performance by reducing file sizes and speeding up loading times. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can easily enable and manage GZIP compression in cPanel. Remember to test your website after enabling GZIP compression to ensure that everything is functioning correctly.