Converting from Fantastico to SimpleScripts at HostMonster
Today I was checking at HostMonster to see if Fantastico had WordPress 2.7 or 2.7.1 (the current release). Now I know that Fantastico is a little bit behind the latest releases, and even the better (more up-to-date) SimpleScripts that HostMonster brought on-line a few months ago. The problem was that converting from Fantastico to SimpleScripts was something that the user (that would be me) had to do the conversion themselves. You had to do a basic install in a location, then copy things over and reload the database... lots of grief, and lots of ways for something to go wrong. This kept me from converting to SimpleScripts.
Well... today I noticed that SimpleScripts has a new WordPress conversion feature. Basically, it reads the configuration information from the Fantastico install and then "takes over" for it and allows you to manage the install with SimpleScripts from that point on.
What a break!
So, I converted my WordPress install to SimpleScripts and in less than a minute, it was possible for me to manage it - and that includes updating it to 2.7.1! What a deal! Yes, I'm happy to say that I'm now off Fantastico and on SimpleScripts. HostMonster is still the provider, and I've never had any problems whatsoever with them, and can't imagine a better hosting experience. Super duper. Love it.