php-doc-en/reference/zlib/functions/gzcompress.xml
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<refentry id="function.gzcompress">
<refnamediv>
<refname>gzcompress</refname>
<refpurpose>Compress a string</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>gzcompress</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>data</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>level</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
This function returns a compressed version of the input
<parameter>data</parameter> using the ZLIB data format,
or &false; if an error is encountered. The optional parameter
<parameter>level</parameter> can be given as 0 for no
compression up to 9 for maximum compression.
</para>
<para>
For details on the ZLIB compression algorithm see the document
"<ulink url="&url.rfc;1950">ZLIB Compressed Data Format
Specification version 3.3</ulink>" (RFC 1950).
</para>
<note>
<para>
This is <emphasis>not</emphasis> the same as gzip compression,
which includes some header data. See <function>gzencode</function>
for gzip compression.
</para>
</note>
<para>
See also <function>gzdeflate</function>,
<function>gzinflate</function>,
<function>gzuncompress</function>,
<function>gzencode</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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