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The embedded nature of SQLite is somewhat offset by the stack still requiring PHP + Apache installed, what's one more dependency (MySQL)? All WordPress hosts al
by SPBS 4y ago
The embedded nature of SQLite is somewhat offset by the stack still requiring PHP + Apache installed, what's one more dependency (MySQL)? All WordPress hosts already have MySQL installed, while installing WordPress from scratch is still a pain (or requires programs that manage that complexity for you e.g. XAMPP).
- simonw 4y agoDo you definitely need Apache? I thought PHP worked fine without that these days - or does Wordpress only work with something that supports .htaccess too?
- interstice 4y agoWordpress worked just fine with nginx when I was self hosting sites 6 or so years ago
- blowski 4y agoYes, the standard setup for any PHP application in the last 10 years is a webserver (e.g. Apache, nginx, Caddy, lighttpd) in front of PHP FPM. I guess to the OP's point, it does still require PHP, FPM, a number of other PHP extensions, and the webserve all to be installed on the server. At which point, MySQL is just one more dependency. I would argue that SQLite is a little easier to back up and transfer than MySQL, but WordPress does that make easy anyway. I wonder if there's a plan afoot to embed the whole thing inside an Electron app for some kind of portable TiddlyWiki like service.
- kevmarsden 4y agoWordPress also works well with nginx. That's what WordPress.com runs on.
- RedShift1 4y agoWhat does it matter that it requires Apache? It's a super solid webserver, anything else to server it to the web just does the exact same thing.