Technical Tip: How to verify and debug FortiWeb Web Acceleration module that is enabled for a Server Policy in v7.4.x or later

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Description	This article describes how to verify and debug the FortiWeb Web Acceleration module enabled on a Server Policy in v7.4.x or later.
Scope	FortiWeb v7.4, Server Policy Web Protection Profile has the Web Acceleration module enabled
Solution	The FortiWeb Web Acceleration module helps improve web application loading speed. It optimizes web content such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and image formats such as PNG, JPEG, and GIF. To check and verify if the Web Acceleration module is enabled and working in a FortiWeb Server Policy, it can be done by running the debug command and checking the web application HTTP header responses returned from the FortiWeb. To enable debugging for the Web Acceleration module, run the debug commands below: diagnose debug timestamp enable diagnose debug flow filter client-ip X.X.X.X <----- Replace with test client IP. diagnose debug flow filter server-ip x.x.x.x <----- Replace with test server VIP IP. diagnose debug flow filter module web-acceleration 7 diagnose debug flow filter flow-detail 0 <----- Do not print flow detail to reduce unwanted messages diagnose debug flow trace start. diagnose debug enable <Send the URI test request> diagnose debug flow trace stop diagnose debug disable Debug output sample: Debug output sample 2: Debug output sample 3: Debug output sample 4: HTTP Header sample: Related document: Acceleration