How to Install Apache2 with Mod_Pagespeed on Ubuntu, Debian and LinuxMint

The PageSpeed modules are open-source server modules that optimize your site automatically by compressing javascript and css files.

1. Install Apache2

We are assuming that you do not have installed Apache2 on your system, But if you already have execute the following command to upgrade it to latest available version.

$ apt-get install apache2 

2. Install Mod_Pagespeed

Now download the mod-pagespeed module for Apache2 from official webpage, or use the following command to download it.

For 64bit System -  $ wget https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/linux/direct/mod-pagespeed-stable_current_amd64.deb  For 32bit System -  $ wget https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/linux/direct/mod-pagespeed-stable_current_i386.deb 

After downloading above package install it using following command.

$ dpkg -i mod-pagespeed-stable*.deb 

After successful installation of package, it will prompt for restart Apache2 service to load module in environment.

$ sudo service apache2 restart 

3. Enable/Disable Mod_Pagespeed

If you want anytime to disable or enable mod_pagespeed from apache, you don’t need to enable/disable module. Edit module configuration file /etc/apache2/mods-available/pagespeed.conf and Change following option

  ModPagespeed on      #To turn on mod_pagespeed   ModPagespeed off     #To turn off mod_pagespeed  

4. Mod_Pagespeed Admin Access

Apache Mod_Pagespeed module also provide an admin area to view statics, but default it is accessible from localhost only. To make it available from public network edit configuration file and add your ip in Allow from list.

<Location /pagespeed_admin>     Order allow,deny     Allow from localhost     Allow from 127.0.0.1     Allow from 12.34.567.89     SetHandler pagespeed_admin </Location>  <Location /pagespeed_global_admin>     Order allow,deny     Allow from localhost     Allow from 127.0.0.1     Allow from 12.34.567.89     SetHandler pagespeed_global_admin </Location>  

and reload Apache2 service

$ sudo service apache2 reload 

Now access /pagespeed_admin url in your browser, You will see page like below.

 http://example.com/pagespeed_admin/ 

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