"Compressing" HTML output with PHP
A very simple way to "Compress" your HTML output with PHP is to use the ob_start() function with a callback function that removes unwanted newlines. tabs etc.
The simplest way is to do the following.
function ob_html_compress($buf){
return str_replace(array("\n","\r","\t"),'',$buf);
}
ob_start("ob_html_compress");
// Your Code
ob_end_flush();
You should also enable GZIP in the PHP config using zlib.outputcompression rather than using obgzhander() as your ob_start() callback.
But of course it might be a good idea to extend the obhtmlcompress function to filter out a bit more of unnecessary output, if you just replace the function body with.
return preg_replace(array('/<!--(.*)-->/Uis',"/[[:blank:]]+/"),array('',' '),str_replace(array("\n","\r","\t"),'',$buf));
Then you will filter out multiple spaces and HTML comments as well.
Written by Philipe Rubio
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Thanks a lot!
over 1 year ago
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Perfect function, work like a charm! Thanks.
over 1 year ago
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This is perfect function for me! Thanks a lot
over 1 year ago
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Thank you
over 1 year ago
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it's really really perfect function! Thanks a lot
over 1 year ago
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