modules/boost/INSTALL.txt

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REQUIREMENTS
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This version of Boost is designed for Drupal 4.7 running on a Unix platform.
Drupal's clean URLs MUST be enabled and working properly.

The `path' and `pathauto' modules are recommended.

In order for the static files to be correctly expired, the Drupal cron job
must be correctly setup to execute more often than, or as often as, the
cache lifetime interval.

Since the static page caching is implemented with mod_rewrite directives,
Apache version 1.3 or 2.x with mod_rewrite enabled is required (if Drupal's
clean URLs work for you, you're fine; if not, get them working first).
Other web servers, such as Lighttpd, are NOT supported at present.

The `drush' module is required for (optional) command line usage.

INSTALLATION
------------
1. Go to administer >> settings and ensure that Drupal's clean URLs are
   enabled and working properly on your site.

2. Copy all the module files into a subdirectory called modules/boost/
   under your Drupal installation directory.

3. Go to administer >> modules and enable the Boost module.

4. Go to administer >> settings >> boost to review and change the
   configuration options to your liking.

5. Go to administer >> settings and enable static caching.

6. Log out from Drupal (or use another browser) and browse around your site
   as the anonymous user. Ensure that static files are indeed being
   generated into the Boost cache directory.

7. IMPORTANT: replace your .htaccess file in the Drupal installation
   directory with the file from modules/boost/htaccess/boosted.txt.
   (If you fail to do this, static page caching will NOT work!)

8. (See README.txt for information on submitting bug reports.)
1	// $Id$
2
3	REQUIREMENTS
4	------------
5	This version of Boost is designed for Drupal 4.7 running on a Unix platform.
6	Drupal's clean URLs MUST be enabled and working properly.
7
8	The `path' and `pathauto' modules are recommended.
9
10	In order for the static files to be correctly expired, the Drupal cron job
11	must be correctly setup to execute more often than, or as often as, the
12	cache lifetime interval.
13
14	Since the static page caching is implemented with mod_rewrite directives,
15	Apache version 1.3 or 2.x with mod_rewrite enabled is required (if Drupal's
16	clean URLs work for you, you're fine; if not, get them working first).
17	Other web servers, such as Lighttpd, are NOT supported at present.
18
19	The `drush' module is required for (optional) command line usage.
20
21	INSTALLATION
22	------------
23	1. Go to administer >> settings and ensure that Drupal's clean URLs are
24	enabled and working properly on your site.
25
26	2. Copy all the module files into a subdirectory called modules/boost/
27	under your Drupal installation directory.
28
29	3. Go to administer >> modules and enable the Boost module.
30
31	4. Go to administer >> settings >> boost to review and change the
32	configuration options to your liking.
33
34	5. Go to administer >> settings and enable static caching.
35
36	6. Log out from Drupal (or use another browser) and browse around your site
37	as the anonymous user. Ensure that static files are indeed being
38	generated into the Boost cache directory.
39
40	7. IMPORTANT: replace your .htaccess file in the Drupal installation
41	directory with the file from modules/boost/htaccess/boosted.txt.
42	(If you fail to do this, static page caching will NOT work!)
43
44	8. (See README.txt for information on submitting bug reports.)