On Nov 27, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Miles Fidelman <mfidel...@meetinghouse.net> wrote:
> Scott Ferguson wrote: >> The OP (in this thread) is asking about the Debian WordPress package. It >> installs WordPress, WordPress keeps itself up-to-date - i.e. it's version >> has nothing to do with the version number of the debian installer. On >> 28/11/13 09:48, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Which is really the point here. > > 1. Maybe an apt-get install wordpress-<xxx> will get you a close to current > version, complete with all dependencies (hasn't been my experience - but then > again I haven't tried going that route in a LONG time - sounds like things > have gotten better). > > But, and a BIG but - and probably important to the OP: > > 2. apt-get update; apt-get upgrade is not going to be enough to keep your > wordpress installation up-to-date - for that, you pretty much have to use > WordPress' built in update mechanism - accessed through it's control panel - > which takes into account how you've customized your installation (modules, > themes). In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if apt-get update/upgrade > generated some conflicts with WordPress' own update mechanisms - mix and > match with extreme caution. > > And, for what it's worth, when it comes to all but the most core servers (say > mysql, apache, postfix), I've found that it always pays to build servers from > upstream source (particularly mail related stuff - getting antispam, > antivirus, SMTP, IMAP, and authentication all wired together is a mess; same > again for list managers). At least that's been my experience when it comes > to running a server farm - your mileage may vary. > > Miles Fidelman Thanks, Miles. I'll keep your advice in mind as I go forward with this project. Your suggestion raises the question, though, of what do I do when I want to upgrade from Wheezy to Jessie in a year or so? Will I get a toxic mix of Debian-wordpress and wordpress-upstream? In other words, am I stuck on Wheezy until I'm willing to do a complete re-install of wordpress from scratch? Thanks! Rick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/726b521f-bbae-46c2-baad-49a07363e...@pobox.com
