boost 6.x-1.0-alpha1

Release notes

The first alpha release for Drupal 6.x.

Changes since release 5.x-1.0:

• #238290: Drupal 6.x port by bhuga: Branched module for Drupal 6.x.
• #178914: Prevent the cache from getting wiped when site goes off-line: Ensure the static page cache gets wiped when the site is taken offline.
• #289674: Supporting cached pages for authenticated users: Got rid of the embedded user ID in the cache directory name. It only annoyed people, and as long as the module only supports anonymous users it is simply of no use. In the future, avoid premature feature creep.
• #289674: Supporting cached pages for authenticated users: Removed cache directory user ID material from README.txt.
• #289674: Supporting cached pages for authenticated users: Corrected a user ID-related relic in the Boost .htaccess rules.
• #311988: Prevent caching 404 Not Found responses: Prevent caching any HTTP responses other than those of type 'text/html' and status '200 OK'.
• #192596: Expire cached page when comment deleted by torres: Expire cached page when a comment is unpublished or deleted.
• #242145: Don't run boost on cron?: Implemented a new setting for configuring whether to purge expired cache files on cron runs or not.
• #325281: Add StandAgainstPoverty.org to USERS.txt by Ian Ward.
• #325309: Add EWG.org to USERS.txt by Justin Miller.
• #323395: SERVER_NAME vs HTTP_HOST in rewrite rules: Supply boosted .htaccess templates for both SERVER_NAME and HTTP_HOST configurations.
• #323395: SERVER_NAME vs HTTP_HOST in rewrite rules: Allow configuring the full path to the instance-specific cache directory to alleviate HTTP_HOST/SERVER_NAME confusion.
• Implemented a Drupal sidebar block that tells administrators about the caching/expiration status of the current page.
• Imported Drupal 6.x-dev default .htaccess file (version 1.90.2.1 2008/07/08 09:33:14).
• Imported updated Boost .htaccess file for Drupal 6.x.
• Merged all Boost-specific settings into the system performance settings form.
• Refactored the Boost-specific input validation for the system performance settings form.
• Took over the 'Clear cached data' button on the system performance settings form, making it also clear the static page cache.
• Use boost_cache_clear_all() instead of boost_cache_expire_all() for most administrative functions.
• Made sure that the static page cache is wiped when the module is disabled.
• Set cache-bypass cookie for logged-in users in hook_init() in addition to hook_user('login').
• Implemented a new hook point, called hook_boost_preprocess(), for preprocessing (e.g. compressing) the HTML before it is saved to disk.
• Removed unused files boost.css and boost.js; folded the contents of boost.api.inc back into boost.module.
• Rewrote installation hooks for Drupal 6.x compatibility.
• Cleaned up coding standards and modernized code in general.
• Imported a unit test stub compatible with Simpletest 2.x.
• Improved documentation and code comment wording in places; updated INSTALL.txt for Drupal 6.x specificity; added Ben Lavender to README.txt contributors list.
• Changed the Boost banner slightly to distinguish the Drupal 6.x version.

Note: This is experimental software meant for advanced users; assume nothing works, and you may be pleasantly surprised. And when it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.