[WalterGR]

What I mean is that being able to host anywhere is a constraint you're adding, not one that's in the original article.

If you have zero control over your environment and no ability to inspect it, then I agree that static files are probably the way to go.

[Danborg]

I disagree, it was touched on, and glossed over, in the article.

>> “… means being able to start your website by dumping everything into a folder and you're pretty much done (1 step installs).”

>> “Dumping everything into a folder and it just works (1 step installs) makes it easy for even beginners to get a website running, but also it makes your website, blog, forum, journal, or whatever, portable. Very easily portable. You need to put your website on a thumb drive and/or move it to a different domain? Done. Easy. It's just like backing up any folder.”