How To Optimize Your Site With GZIP Compression

 

Step 1

 

First you need to access your .htaccess file through cPanel by clicking on the File Manager. When the popup box appears, click on the Web Root option and make sure that the “Show hidden files” option is checked.

 

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Step 2

 

Open up your .htaccess file and paste the following lines.

 

 

 

# compress text, html, javascript, css, xml:

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript

 

# Or, compress certain file types by extension:

<files *.html>

SetOutputFilter DEFLATE

</files>

 

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Step 3

 

Now save your .htaccess file and view your site through PageSpeed Insights.

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