Hello,
I’m experiencing an issue on my HestiaCP server where pages on my website download as .gz files rather than rendering in the browser. Here’s an overview of my setup:
- Control Panel: HestiaCP
- Web Server Configuration: Apache for PHP, Nginx as a reverse proxy
- PHP Setup: PHP-FPM with PHP 8.2
- Proxy Template:
hosting - Caching Plugins: W3 Total Cache (W3TC) and FlyingPress on WordPress
Problem Details:
When either W3 Total Cache or FlyingPress caching plugins are active, accessing a page on my site results in downloading a .gz file instead of displaying the page content. Disabling both caching plugins seems to resolve the issue, but I need caching enabled for performance.
Questions:
- Has anyone encountered a similar issue where
.gzfiles download instead of pages rendering properly? - Should gzip compression be managed by Nginx, Apache, or handled solely by one of the caching plugins to avoid conflicts?
- Would it help to modify the Proxy Extensions list to exclude
.gz, or are there recommended settings for avoiding this issue?
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
