Everytime that i click a link in the phpbb2.06 or whatever it always downloads the files. it doesnt take me to the link. Why? Also when im out of the administration panel and i just go to the forum module it screwes up here is what it shows
I am pretty sure this has been addressed before. The problem is likely that you have Enable GZip Compression on in your forum. You can turn this off in Configuration in your forum administration panel.
If you can't get into the forum administration because it keeps trying to download, you can fix this in your database by opening table nuke_bbconfig, finding the column gzip_compress and changing the number there to 0.
upkasite Sergeant
Joined: Oct 18, 2003
Posts: 88
Location: Florida
Posted:
Sun Oct 26, 2003 8:33 am
thank you i figured it out i was just to lazy to put a reply saying i fixed it. but what exactly is gzip compression?
ladysilver Lieutenant
Joined: Apr 07, 2003
Posts: 278
Location: USA
Posted:
Mon Oct 27, 2003 7:12 am
I'm glad you got it fixed.
GZIP is used to crunch your pages so they load and display faster (and thereby also use less bandwidth). People who have high speed internet don't have much problem with page-loading speed anyway (at least I never have with or without GZIP), but people still on 56k can end up waiting view lengthy threads. The problem is not all browsers are GZIP compatible, and those browsers treat compressed data like a download file, or you get a compressed text display.
Here's a link to some info about browsers and GZIP compatibility:
Not every browser that is or is not compatible is listed at the above link, but you can use the page as a jumping off point to Google-search for more lists.
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