Re: [PLUG] WordPress Hosting Question

[Keith via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 9/15/20 8:59 AM, Thomas Delrue via plug wrote:
> I know this isn't purely Linux related, but I figured I'd run this
> question past the collective mind here anyway:
>
> Does anyone have any solid recommendations and good experiences for
> managed wordpress hosting? The requirements are:
> - high availability (obviously)
> - Ability to talk to the backing database directly as well (in order to
> migrate content from other, non-wordpress site into the new wordpress site)
> - Lack of the need to host the full domain with them as well
>
> I'm eager to hear the recommendations!
>
> Thanks
>
> P.S.: The "rough" answer is to "Why don't you host it yourself?" is
> "Because that's not what our org does, we just need the site to work and
> don't want to have to think about keeping a wordpress server up and
> running. We're fine paying someone else to babysit that server and keep
> it online."
I've ever had a "good" experience with Wordpress.  What I mean by that 
is the security issues alone would keep me stressed and I've seen random 
upgrades break random things.  Its one of those things that works until 
it doesn't and when it doesn't, it really doesn't. I won't even host it 
anymore unless a client is willing to do it as a VM and even then I 
would insist they have someone it going to stay on top of the updates 
and security releases because I don't want touch it.

The only recommendation I would have is that wherever you host it, they 
are really familiar with managing Wordpress- including disaster 
recovery.  Saying high availability is not the same thing so if I were 
you I would want them to at least be able to communicate how your site 
would be restored or rebuilt in case something went horribly wrong.


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Keith C. Perry, MS E.E.
Managing Member, DAO Technologies LLC
(O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033
(M) +1.215.432.5167
www.daotechnologies.com

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