Gzip - is it automatically on or off?

[jasper]

Is Gzip automatically enabled on shared hosting?

 

I've searched the forum and the only relevant posts I could find were dated 2008.

 

When I check my sites with a couple of online Gzip testers ('www.gidnetwork.com/tools/gzip-test.php' and 'www.whatsmyip.org/http_compression/') they tell me that Gzip is not enabled.

[Michael D.]

It is on by default, yes, either provide a domain name here or if you'd like to keep it private open a support ticket.

[saltlakejohn]

Some sort of public answer here would be appreciated. I use whatsmyip and websiteoptimization.com and if there's a problem with either, I'd like to know if they're inaccurate.

 

[Scott]

Some sort of public answer here would be appreciated. I use whatsmyip and websiteoptimization.com and if there's a problem with either, I'd like to know if they're inaccurate.

 

 

Looks like we replied publicly when this thread was opened in 2011:

It is on by default, yes, either provide a domain name here or if you'd like to keep it private open a support ticket.

 

The answer is the same today. Please open a support ticket if you are having issues and need assistance.

[namal]

I'll try rebooting the computer (I'm skeptical that it will work- no offense) and this (above) is the error I get when I try to restart the MYSQL server. How would I contact a "MYSQL guru?" Thanks for replying.