Compress Javascript XML CSS HTML before delivering the content on DreamHost
Gzip your content helps you achieving the Yahoo Performance Guidelines or Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site. ( YSlow )
Even though it is a very straight forward task, every hosting company handles it in a slightly different way.
At DreamHost you need to create a .htaccess file on your hosting root containing the following.
Gzip your content helps you achieving the Yahoo Performance Guidelines or Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site. ( yslow )