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
WordPress seems to be one of the poster children of PHP on Azure, so you can find many resources explaining how to install it.
Hi @ooo: Assuming you want to keep the same domain, it’s really quite simple. Basically you copy the files using an FTP client by downloading from the old host and uploading to the new one, and then you copy the MySQL database by doing a database dump to a SQL script (this is your “export”) … Read more
The Bad News: The core open source base of WordPress does make quite a few assumptions about being run on a single server (wp-content, user uploads and media library to name a few) The Good News: Pretty much all cloud providers (including Azure) have abstractions that allow you to work around these design limitations. Fundamentally, … Read more
I think we also need a few more features: Minifying JS, CSS and the HTML that is being sent down the wire. Caching the op-code of the PHP that will be generated (apart from Memcached). Upload the JS, CSS and Images that are used in the theme and/or plugin to a CDN and sync automatically. … Read more