And, for what it's worth, when it comes to all but the most core servers (say mysql, apache, postfix), I've found that it always pays to build servers from upstream source (particularly mail related stuff - getting antispam, antivirus, SMTP, IMAP, and authentication all wired together is a mess; same again for list managers). At least that's been my experience when it comes to running a server farm - your mileage may vary.
Miles Fidelman
Thanks, Miles.
I'll keep your advice in mind as I go forward with this project.
Your suggestion raises the question, though, of what do I do when I want to upgrade from Wheezy to Jessie in a year or so? Will I get a toxic mix of Debian-wordpress and wordpress-upstream?
In other words, am I stuck on Wheezy until I'm willing to do a complete re-install of wordpress from scratch?
Thanks!
Rick