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Boost is an amazing Drupal module that can dramatically improve the page speed performance. This can improve the experience of visitors and help a web site cope with unexpected surges in traffic.
The Problem
One of the major problems with Drupal is the number of database queries required to construct each page when a user visits a web site. This is cut down hugely when you enable the built in page caching. But cached page data is still stored in the database, so the site still needs to call the database.
This is especially problematic if you are running a Drupal site on shared hosting. You may notice that your web site is quite sluggish and page load speeds are a bit on the slow side.
Enter Boost - The Solution
One possible solution is to upgrade to VPS or dedic...