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#30 Image file size and server space

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Latest post by ssnobben on Saturday, 25 February 2023 19:13 EET

Sunday, 08 January 2023 16:27 EET

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File size is very important for many reasons including speed and server space.

I noticed a file off 711ko (4000x2815 72dpi) was scaled to 1800px (standard size in global config) and now weights 2,07Mb !!

Would it be possible to include a service like ReSmush.it or TinyPNG?

PXLCompressor was a free Joomla plugin that is abandoned. Check it here in the Joomla Extension Directory

TinyPNG has a Developer API documentation page.

Files uploaded in the 'tmp' folder are not deleted and will use a lot of space...

They should be deleted after the resize or at least there should be an option in the global settings to delete them or not.

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 23:36 EET

b2z

That's how GD library works in PHP :( Please use ImageMagick instead of GD and you will feel the difference. Set ImageMagick in Images options. We will think about the services, probably it will be possible on the plugins level.

The component clean up tmp folder automatically on every image saving. All files with modification time more than 1 hour are deleted. Just checked this on our test server - our tmp folder is clean from old files.

Edited by b2z on 2023-01-10 23:38 EET

Thursday, 12 January 2023 10:21 EET

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Just checked now (4 days later) and the tmp folder is not empty.

ncuploads / photos / tmp

Thursday, 12 January 2023 21:57 EET

b2z

I do not have a clue why it's not working for you. We have several set ups and everywhere files are being deleted. You are using the component for a long time as I understand and you always clean this folder manually?