WordPress 6.9.2 is out today, and it is a security release. If you run WordPress sites in production, this is one of those updates that belongs in the “do it now” category rather than “get to it when you can”. Security fixes are rarely visible to users, but they matter disproportionately because they reduce the chances of an avoidable incident turning into downtime, data exposure, or a time-consuming clean-up. In practical terms, a security update like 6.9.2 is about closing off specific attack paths that have been identified and responsibly disclosed. The details in the release notes are worth reading,

Rocky 10 and AlmaLinux 10 sit in the same family tree, but they are not interchangeable choices. Both are RHEL-compatible distributions aimed at organisations that want the stability and long lifecycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux without the subscription. On paper that sounds like a simple “either will do” decision. In practice, the differences that matter are less about packages and more about governance, ecosystem signals, and how risk is managed over the lifetime of a server estate. Compatibility is the baseline, not the differentiator. Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux both track RHEL closely, and both exist to provide a predictable

Websites either run on Linux-based operating systems (around two-thirds) or Windows (around a third).  There are around 1% of sites running on other stuff. Until a couple of years ago, CentOS was my Linux operating system of choice.  It was stable, based on a commercial Linux distro and – importantly for some of the web hosting and development work I do – ran cPanel well.  The decision to discontinue production of it came as a surprise to many in the tech community – me included.  CentOS, short for Community Enterprise Operating System, has been a popular choice for servers and