gzip effect on proxy

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    On my new proxy site, with no users, if I turn on gzip via php.ini (with zlib.output_compress_level set to 1), surfing through the proxy is extruciatingly slow. I'm using the PHProxy .5b2 script, with gzip turned off in the script itself. With gzip disabled in php.ini, everything is nice and smooth. Any ideas why that would be?
     
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    SedNaX Active Member

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    gzip lowers bandwidth usage but increases CPU resources
     
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    MrX Well-Known Member

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    I'm aware of that, but even on the lowest setting it's a death sentence (in my particular case.)
     
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    SedNaX Active Member

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    hmmm the difference shouldn't be to much with gzip turned on 1... I myself have it on 2 and it's just as fast as before.. and that's with traffic

    I don't know what the problem could be. If you give me the url i will test it for you :) maybe it's your computer
     
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    well, proxy is a resource consuming app, and the gzipping adds to the problem of already depleting and loaded system resources.

    have you tried zipping a large file while a game is running in the background on your PC ?
     
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