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This advice is just silly. In other words throw out all of the advances of using php, python, ruby, etc. server side because software has bugs. Or rely on a cen
by bcl 17y ago
This advice is just silly. In other words throw out all of the advances of using php, python, ruby, etc. server side because software has bugs. Or rely on a centralized managed blog host that is also susceptible to bugs, except that when they are exploited there they can effect many more people at once.
My advice? If you host your own web apps at least take the responsibility to administer them. Wordpress has made huge improvements in their update process.
My upgrade process is this:
* dump a copy of the database
* disable plugins
* copy the current public_html directory to a backup (just in case)
* untar new release over the top of the old
* run /wp-admin/upgrade.php
* reenable plugins
- idlewords 17y agoWhat great advances is this approach throwing out? Most bloggers have a very simple use case: publish stuff that looks nice, generates an RSS feed, and maybe allows a comment thread. Most bloggers are not, and have no interest in becoming, sysadmins or DBAs. My contention is that it is easy to set things up so you can blog with whatever app you want without leaving your data at the mercy of the next person to find an exploit.
- tptacek 17y agoUnless you check up on your blog several times a day --- and most people don't even check up on their blog several times a week --- it doesn't matter how streamlined WordPress has made its upgrade process.