.htaccess

# Compress some files
<FilesMatch "\.(js|css|html|eot|ttf)$">
	SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
</FilesMatch>

# Caching & Expiration Strategies from askapache.com

# etags
# http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/apache-speed-etags.html
Header unset ETag
FileETag None

# last modified
# http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/apache-speed-last-modified.html
<FilesMatch "\.(ico|pdf|flv|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|css)$">
Header unset Last-Modified
</FilesMatch>

# future expires
# http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/apache-speed-expires.html
<FilesMatch "\.(ico|pdf|flv|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|css|swf|woff|ttf|eot)$">
Header set Expires "Thu, 15 Apr 2015 20:00:00 GMT"
</FilesMatch>

# cache control
#http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/apache-speed-cache-control.html
# 480 weeks
<FilesMatch "\.(ico|pdf|flv|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|css|swf|woff|ttf|eot)$">
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=290304000, public"
</FilesMatch>
 
# 2 DAYS
<FilesMatch "\.(xml|txt)$">
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=172800, public, must-revalidate"
</FilesMatch>
 
# 2 HOURS
<FilesMatch "\.(html|htm)$">
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=7200, must-revalidate"
</FilesMatch>