Wordpress Update 2.8.5

I just wanted to give a shout out to Wordpress, my blogging platform. I've used it since I switched from MovableType whenever they went to a pay model, plus I wanted a completely OSS solution that I could use commercially.

I love that I can upgrade my Wordpress version with the click of a link on my Dashboard.

In fact, it takes me longer to back up my Wordpress install than to update it, just because I need to type in my mysql password:

$ mysqldump --add-drop-table --databases MYwpdb -p | bzip2 -c > MYwpdb-YYYYMMDD.bak.sql.bz2
$ cp -av html html.bak.YYYYMMDD

After backing up the mysql db and the HTML content, I click "Update Wordpress" from the Wordpress Dashboard and less than 10 seconds later, I've got the latest version with any security patches that may have been released prompting the update.

Unpacking the update.

Verifying the unpacked files

Installing the latest version

Upgrading database

WordPress upgraded successfully

Simple, and it just works. Between having CentOS on the backend and Wordpress on the frontend, I've got a rock solid solution with up to date security all the time, and completely OSS that I can give to anyone for any purpose and they can update until they're heart is content.