How do I use Gzip compression on my website?

How do I use Gzip compression on my website?

To use Gzip compression, you need to enable it on your web server. Are you using Apache or Nginx?

I'm using Apache. How can I enable it?

You can enable Gzip in Apache by adding the following lines to your .htaccess file:

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css text/javascript application/javascript
</IfModule>

Make sure the mod_deflate module is enabled.

What if I'm using Nginx instead?

For Nginx, you can enable Gzip by adding this to your configuration file:

gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

Then restart Nginx to apply the changes.