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 // $Id: INSTALL.txt,v 1.1.2.1.2.3.2.10 2009/08/11 04:48:22 mikeytown2 Exp $
+
+INSTALLATION
+ ------------
+  1. Goto: [Administer > Site configuration > Clean URLs] and ensure that
+     Drupal's clean URLs are enabled and working correctly on your site.
+
+  2. Unzip and upload the module folder (as is) to the sites/all/modules
+     folder in your Drupal installation directory.
+
+  3. Goto: [Administer > Site building > Modules] and enable the Boost
+     module. You will find it in the section labeled "Caching".
+
+  4. Goto: [Administer > Site configuration > Performance > Boost settings]
+     Specify the cache directory, which should be something like
+     cache/normal/www.example.com (keeping the default directory is recommended)
+     and must be writeable by the web server: you may need to create the
+     directory, and set the permissions so it is writeable.
+
+     On the [Administer > Site configuration > Performance > Boost settings]
+     page is the Default maximum cache lifetime setting. As cached pages are
+     created, they are given an expire by date and time, which is the current
+     date and time plus the maximum cache lifetime. These dates and times are
+     checked on each cron run; and if a page is expired, the cache is cleared,
+     and a new cached version will be created the next time the page is
+     called upon by an anonymous user (including bots). The page will be
+     regenerated by the Boost crawler if enabled on the Boost settings page.
+
+  5. IMPORTANT:
+     --- This step is easy and required for Boost to work! ---
+     Back up the original .htaccess file from your Drupal installation directory
+     for safe keeping. Copy the custom generated htaccess rule from
+     [Administer > Site configuration > Performance > htaccess rules generation]
+     page and paste the rules into the Drupal htaccess file as shown below.
+
+       # RewriteBase /
+     -------paste the rules right here--------
+       # Rewrite URLs of the form 'x' to the form 'index.php?q=x'.
+
+     In the boost/htaccess/ folder, the default.txt file shows you
+     the exact placement of the rules, in case your not sure.
+
+     The module package has 3 htaccess templates included in the Boost/htaccess
+     folder (boosted1.txt, boosted2.txt and default.txt). These templates may
+     be helpful in some cases and are good for reference. For the technically
+     inclined, the difference between the two .htaccess templates is due
+     to boosted1.txt relying on SERVER_NAME versus boosted2.txt using HTTP_HOST.
+     There are valid use cases for both in more advanced multi-site installations.
+
+  6. Goto: [Administer > Site configuration > Performance]
+     Check and set the Drupal cache settings as desired.
+
+  7. Prepare robots.txt file for search engines.
+     Add "Disallow: /boost_stats.php" to the robots.txt file as shown below.
+
+     # Files
+     Disallow: /boost_stats.php
+     Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
+     .....
+     .....
+
+
+ SYSTEM CHECK AND VERIFY FUNCTIONS
+ ---------------------------------
+  1. Log out from Drupal (or use another browser) to browse around your site
+     as the anonymous user. Ensure that static files are indeed being
+     generated into the Boost cache directory you specified above (#4); and if
+     you opt to use gzip, likewise check gzipped files are being generated in
+     the directory you specified for this.
+     The Administer > Performance > Boost settings page shows how many pages
+     are cached by Boost.
+
+  2. Check the Drupal status page [Administer > Reports > Status report]
+     for any errors or notices.
+
+  3. To check whether you have a cached or dynamic version of a page,
+     look at the very end of the page's HTML source. You have the cached
+     version if the last line looks like this:
+ <!--Page cached by Boost @ 2009-08-11 06:19:58,expires @ 2009-08-11 09:19:58-->
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