[arg_discuss] ARGology stuff

[Christy Dena]

I'll third that. 

I did have some problems with security holes in WP, however...but that was
because I wasn't keeping ALL my websites updated and they were all on the
same FTP account. 

So John, I recommend having a separate ftp, preferably sftp for this site;
and an Advanced Mode 1-click install so we can add plugins etc.

And yes, Joomla is very counter intuitive. 

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From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org] On
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Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARGology stuff

I'd second Wendy's endorsement. The one-clicks on Dreamhost are pretty
reliable.

But here's the caveat. Do NOT use the one-clicks if you intend to mod or
otherwise customize the core code. Updates become a bear to manage in that
environment.

Also, in regards to Joomla... if you've never used it, play with it before
you commit to it. I used it for something similar to this. It lasted about 3
months before I got frustrated with its limitations and switched to
something else. The demos make it look a lot more functional than it is. If
your content is deeper than one layer and wider than a few channels, you
might be underwhelmed by how it organizes and display things.

In the end, though, I think you'd want to go with the solution that's
easiest for whoever is maintaining the site to use.

 
On Thursday, May 08, 2008, at 03:23PM, <despain at quantumcontent.com> wrote:

>Just for the record, I've had a good experience with one-click installs on

>Dreamhost. I've used them for five years or so, and I have to say they are

>less evil than most webhosts.

>

>They're not perfect, but if you can't afford an enterprise-level server I

>definitely recommend them. I've even used them for smaller sites in an ARG

>web trail and had great success.

>

>Wendy Despain

>quantumcontent.com

>

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