Documentation Edit

Here, you’ll find a list of websites, documents, or general materials that you need to check out regularly to keep the WordPress, PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually processed on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of the interpreted and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP response., MySQLMySQL MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS). MySQL is free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU General Public License., MariaDBMariaDB MariaDB is a fork of the MySQL relational database management system (RDBMS), intended to remain free and open-source software under the GNU General Public License. MariaDB intended to maintain high compatibility with MySQL, ensuring a drop-in replacement capability with library binary parity and exact matching with MySQL APIs and commands. version documentation, or anything related to the HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Team, up to date.

Ideally, at least once a month, and with each release of WordPress versions, all these elements should be reviewed and kept up to date.

WordPress Hosting Team Handbook

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Environment

Server Environment

This page displays information regarding the ideal environment for each version of WordPress.

It keeps a record of stable versions of web servers, the compatibility of PHP with each major WordPress version and any possible exceptions, the lifespan of PHP, recommended PHP extensions, and compatible databases.

This information may not necessarily align with that of CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Team builds WordPress., as it is specifically targeted at hosting companies and their systems, not development.

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Compatibility

WordPress Compatibility

This page displays the compatibility of servers available at the time a new WordPress version is released. This way, if you need to set up a WordPress with that specific version, you can know which stable technology was available at that time.

Additionally, the page includes a list of the minimum requirements that have existed over time, serving as a sort of changelog.

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Upgrading

Upgrading WordPress

On this page, the steps to update WordPress versions from very old to new are explained. The process is designed so that technology is switched out at each step without losing information, aiming to ensure everything is as compatible as possible.

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WordPress Project

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Requirements

Requirements

The Requirements page has two distinct blocks of information.

The first one lists the recommended versions for the current WordPress release, covering both PHP as well as MySQL and MariaDB.

The second one is a paragraph that documents the minimum supported versions of PHP, MySQL, and MariaDB.

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WordPress and PHP

PHP Compatibility and WordPress Versions

This page is dependent on the Core team and is maintained for each version of WordPress. It includes a table specifying compatibility with PHP versions, possible exceptions, and the inclusion of “betaBeta Beta is the software development phase following alpha. A Beta phase generally begins when the software is feature complete but likely to contain a number of known or unknown bugs. Software in the beta phase will generally have many more bugs in it than completed software, speed or performance issues, and may still cause crashes or data loss. The focus of beta testing is reducing impacts to users, often incorporating usability testing.” or “compatible with exceptions” statuses.

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Hosting Team Projects

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Projects

Hosting Projects

Here are all the projects from the Hosting Team. Primarily, these are tools and documentation.

This list needs to be kept up to date, with the possibility of individuals participating in them through the Five for the Future project.

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Tests

Tests

The Tests page includes information about testing tools.

Keep in mind that there are some requirements for the tools to function that are not the usual ones (like NodeJS), and these need to be synchronized with the Test Team.

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Learn

Learn Hosting

WordPress has a lot of videos, courses and manuals related to Hosting and system administration.

It’s necessary to validate that the content remains current, in addition to being able to add more material that emerges from various sources like Learn WordPress, WordPress.tv, and even articles on different blogs within the WordPress network.

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General Information

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Team Reps

Team Reps

Information about the Team Reps, which should be updated annually or as changes occur, in addition to possible alterations in the onboarding and offboarding processes, like access to tools, SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channels, or any other ongoing developments.

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Changelog

  • 2023-10-04: New page.

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