Based on your needs, yes: you should probably be using a Network (WordPress with MultiSite enabled). All network sites run the same version of WordPress Each network site can activate its own Plugins. You can explicitly allow each site to manage its own Plugins. Each network site can have access to different Themes (though you … Read more
I think it really breaks down to your traffic. The slower the hardware, the slower (the already slow) page generation. It’s not specific to WP, it’s the same for all large php scripts. If you get a server hit every now and then, as on a dev box or a family blog, it’s no big … Read more
I use a script called git-ftp, which simply uses FTP to push changes from a git repo onto a server.
From what I’ve seen on the market, Nginx and Cherokee are pretty interchangeable for what you’re doing. If you’ve already got things set up on Nginx … there’s no reason to switch to a different system. But if you want some benchmarks … I did a quick Google search and came up with these: http://blog.mudy.info/2009/02/nginx-vs-cherokee/ … Read more
Really good question, I have not actually tested this out yet, however in the past, with the way Python and even Java work, they were able to really deliver superior performance because they able to split the application’s processing and memory needs across their cluster. This came with some limitations of not being able to … Read more
Have a look at page.ly WP Engine I’m sure there are plenty of others. I’m specifically discounting hosts that provide 1-click installs because even they require some administration.
Re-install a new copy of wordpress and then put in the credentials to your database in the new install. If you install wordpress and try to load the domain with no database attached, it will start the site creation wizard. Just enter the correct database credentials (username, database name, password, and location) and it will … Read more
Put old host in read-only mode Go to WP Admin -> Settings -> Discussion and check “Users must be registered and logged in to comment” Disable authentication: Create a PHP file inside the wp-content/mu-plugins folder, with the following content: <?php function wp_get_current_user() { return new WP_User(-1); } This will prevent all logged-in users from leaving … Read more
You explicitly mention three services in your question title: EC2, RDS and EBS. If they’re the three services you’re interested in, then yes, very easily. EC2 + EBS are pretty much the same thing, EBS is simply a persistent storage extension to EC2, and RDS is a full MySQL database – you should be able … Read more
There isn’t (and shouldn’t) be an answer with any specific version for this. New versions come out, old versions get discontinued. At the minimum you should use supported version of PHP. This ensures it still receives bug fixes and (or for less recent version) security updates. Preferably you should be use the latest stable version … Read more