Re: [Sheflug] Wordpress 3.0

[Christopher Brown <snecklifter@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 18 June 2010 13:27, Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Friday 18 June 2010 13:21:28 Christopher Brown wrote:
>> I gave up managing my own installation a year ago and moved to
>> wordpress.com's free hosting.
>> Never looked back.
>
> I'm afraid I just don't get that at all.  Every time I've used their free
> hosting it's been a pile of pants.  Pictures vanish.  Postings vanish.
> Account is hacked.  Contact tech support to sort something out ?  Never had a
> reply once.  Pile of rubbish.

My experience is completely the opposite but that is IT I guess - YMMV.
I would rather someone else handle the upgrades (which they have done,
flawlessly) rather than having to disable plugins, run scripts, patch
boxes etc
One less thing to worry about.

> Since I started to run my own Apache box I've not had a problem.  Works fine.
> I get control of everything and nothing goes wrong.

I'm all for power to the people.

-- 
Christopher Brown

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