Hello everyone,
I installed the boost module and noticed some issues:

  1. when I change (add/edit) content, the changes do not appear until I logout. It seems the cached versions are being re-created only after loging-out. can it be fixed?
  2. I noticed that if i edit a block that apears in all pages (like contact details for example) only the page from which I accessed the block is being cached (and as I said before - only after loging out).

And a question:
I didn't understand if after the pages being expired the cache is being recreated automaticly, or only when the first user enter a page. I tryed activating the crawler and the cache expiration module but it doesn't seem to change anything.

Please help...

Thanks!

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Anonymous (not verified) commented
Assigned: oriweissman » Unassigned
Priority: Major » Minor
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

when I change (add/edit) content, the changes do not appear until I logout. It seems the cached versions are being re-created only after loging-out. can it be fixed?

Boost only displays cached content to non-logged in users, so this is perfectly normal behaviour. You would only see boost pages if logged out even after editing.

I noticed that if i edit a block that apears in all pages (like contact details for example) only the page from which I accessed the block is being cached (and as I said before - only after loging out).

That would be normal too, the edited block would have been cached on previously viewed pages for non-logged in users, so you need to expire the family of items in the boost settings, and once again the cache would only be visible to non-logged in users. If you want logged in caching then you should be looking at AuthCache, FileCache and other mechanisms, there's a comparison somewhere on this site.

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oriweissman commented

Hi,
I understand that boost works only for non-logged-in users. The problem occurs when I update/add content in my computer and after that enter in another computer (as not looged in user) - the old content is being shown, not the updated one.
When i logout and refresh the other computers browser the cache is beign recreated and the new content is shown.

And a question:
I didn't understand if after the pages being expired the cache is being recreated automaticly, or only when the first user enter a page. I tryed activating the crawler and the cache expiration module but it doesn't seem to change anything.

What about that?

Thanks

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

The boost crawler is not what you think it is, it is mis-named, and requires httprl to be installed and working. If a page is edited, it's added to the queue database table and generated on the next cron run. Cron itself is only triggered by a visit to the site so there's an element of delay. There is no "crawler' like a spider for page generation, it works solely on the user visiting a page. The "crawler" is for edited page regeneration, check the contents of the queue table when you edit a page. The other browser issue is probably due to caching and then a reload bringing up a boost page, or that the anonymous user is triggering the crawler or cron to regenerate the page.