Enabling HTTP Compression on IIS 6.0

HTTP Compression can be enabled server-wide or on a website or on a web application. It improves bandwidth utilization and speed up website performance. Also, you may compress static or dynamic files.

Procedures

Here steps are given to enable the http-compression using IIS management console. These are applicable only to IIS 6.0.

1.       Open IIS management console, expand Computer, right-click the Web Sites folder, and go to Properties.

2.        Select Service tab, under HTTP compression section

a.       Check Compress application files.

b.      Check Compress static files.

3.       In the Temporary directory box, type the path to a local directory, cached response will be stored in this temp dir until content gets expire or change. Requisites for temp dir are: -

a.       It must be a local directory

b.      Must be NTFS

c.       IIS_WPG group musthave full permission

d.      Compression/Encryption must not be enabled for that directory on file level.

4.       Click Apply, and then click OK.