A related point. I run a Drupal site on a server controlled by Plesk. But I maintain the Drupal site through FTP/SSH; I only use Plesk for db admin.
I'll have to see if any changes to the new version affect my site.
I doubt it, However. This would mean that you could still install Drupal "by hand" even if your host uses Plesk. We would just advise people of the alternate route if they have trouble.
- Ken Rickard
agentrickard
On 7/13/07, Derek Wright <drupal@dwwright.net> wrote:
On Jul 13, 2007, at 7:39 AM, Victor Kane wrote:
> On the other hand, if thousands of people start installing and
> discovering Drupal via their Plesk consoles, and set up simple
> sites, what's the problem?
For those without the "benefit" of experiencing the previous
fantastico-related threads, the summary of the problem is:
If Plesk doesn't keep the copy of Drupal they automagically install
up to date, it creates support hassles and potential security
problems for those of us who develop and support Drupal installations
in the wild. For example, fantastico was still shipping 4.5.x core
well into last year (or something insane like that).
So, if Plesk keeps up to date, agreed, this would be nice. However,
if they get it working with 5.0 and don't touch it for 2 years, it
sucks.
That's the worry. Only time will tell if it's actually a problem.
Cheers,
-Derek (dww)