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They actually can. E.g. to start a WordPress site, one can do with a shared hosting with an ftp access. With FireFTP for Firefox, you don't have to leave the br
by listic 16y ago
They actually can. E.g. to start a WordPress site, one can do with a shared hosting with an ftp access. With FireFTP for Firefox, you don't have to leave the browser. You can install WordPress by just copying it over, as well all the plugins and themes you need.
This level of simplicity of deployment is a good thing to have for any project. Even David Heinemeier Hansson have commented positively on the immediacy of PHP: http://www.loudthinking.com/posts/23-the-immediacy-of-php http://www.loudthinking.com/posts/23-the-immediacy-of-php I see that Arc is a research project that may have other priority at the time, but this landmark of usability is a good thing to keep in mind.
- dangrossman 16y agoIt's not even that complicated. All the large shared hosting companies have cPanel and Fantastico installed on their servers. You can sign up for hosting, log into the control panel, and install dozens of web apps including WordPress with the click of a link.
- burgerbrain 16y agoI don't doubt that they can, I doubt that they should.