Boost
This module provides static page caching for Drupal 4.7.x and 5.x (there's a 6.x version in the works), enabling a very significant performance and scalability boost for heavily-trafficked Drupal sites that receive mostly anonymous traffic.
For an introduction, read the original blog post. More technical details are available in Justin Miller's write-up.
Read how Development Seed used Boost to help the United Nations campaign StandAgainstPoverty.org set a world record in organizing the biggest mass mobilization on a single issue, with over 116 million people (almost 2% of the world's population) participating:
- 2008/10/22 United Nations uses Drupal for huge anti-poverty event by Ian Cairns
- 2008/10/23 Improving Drupal's performance with the Boost module for the UN's Millennium Campaign by Ian Ward
Be sure to read the accompanying README.txt and INSTALL.txt for installation and usage instructions. This is an advanced-level module and primarily intended for system administrators and developers who understand the mod_rewrite directives that make it tick.
Boost was originally developed by Arto Bendiken. Currently the following people have CVS access: Moshe Weitzman, Barry Jaspan, Justin Miller, Ben Lavender, Josh Koenig and Ian Ward.
Releases
| Official releases | Date | Size | Links | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.x-1.0-alpha1 | 2008-Oct-25 | 26.54 KB | Download · Release notes | Recommended for 6.x | |
| 5.x-1.0 | 2007-Sep-30 | 21.1 KB | Download · Release notes | Recommended for 5.x | |
| Development snapshots | Date | Size | Links | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.x-1.x-dev | 2008-Oct-28 | 26.5 KB | Download · Release notes | Development snapshot | |
| 5.x-1.x-dev | 2008-Oct-26 | 24.84 KB | Download · Release notes | Development snapshot | |
