A web hosting control panel is an online interface provided by the hosting company for the configuration, maintenance and monitoring of a website. Web hosting control panels usually include these modules:- Web site visitor statistics- Available and consumed web space and transfer (bandwidth).- Creation and configuration of databases, ftp accounts, email accounts, subdomains, domains, etc.- Access control for (parts of) the web site- Dozens of other modules depending of control panel usedPopular control panels are:- CPanel: Probably the most popular web hosting control panel. Many features, can be overwhelming.- Plesk: Similar to CPanel, almost as popular.- DirectAdmin: Less features as the two mentioned before, but also popular, and might be easier to maintain for a beginner.- Webmin: Free alternative, suited for maintaining a server with a single web hosting client.Using the command line instead of a control panel:- A web server (and - if a shell account is available - a web hosting account) can be configured and maintained without the use of a control panel. But even experienced webmasters will often prefer to use a control panel because it makes the day-to-day tasks of running a web site easier. No need to remember every single command. Using the command line for certain tasks is still possible even if a control panel is installed and running.Which control panel to choose:- I personally use webmin because I usually run servers rather than web hosting accounts. If I were to use a web hosting account my choice would be CPanel or DirectAdmin. CPanel because it is the most popular and there is a feature for almost every task. DirectAdmin because it is smaller and neater and also quite popular. I mention “popular” so often because I like to learn software only if it is sure to stay around. Also, if you use a “popular” control panel you are sure to easily find another host with the same panel when you’re changing your hosting provider which is something you’re going to do sooner or later. Finally, “popular” control panels are popular for a reason, many web hosting customers have voted with their feet. If you’re going to build your own web hosting company, CPanel would probably be the right choice. It will be easier to sell the company later on.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
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A web hosting control panel is an online interface provided by the hosting company for the configuration, maintenance and monitoring of a website. Web hosting control panels usually include these modules:- Web site visitor statistics- Available and consumed web space and transfer (bandwidth).- Creation and configuration of databases, ftp accounts, email accounts, subdomains, domains, etc.- Access control for (parts of) the web site- Dozens of other modules depending of control panel usedPopular control panels are:- CPanel: Probably the most popular web hosting control panel. Many features, can be overwhelming.- Plesk: Similar to CPanel, almost as popular.- DirectAdmin: Less features as the two mentioned before, but also popular, and might be easier to maintain for a beginner.- Webmin: Free alternative, suited for maintaining a server with a single web hosting client.Using the command line instead of a control panel:- A web server (and - if a shell account is available - a web hosting account) can be configured and maintained without the use of a control panel. But even experienced webmasters will often prefer to use a control panel because it makes the day-to-day tasks of running a web site easier. No need to remember every single command. Using the command line for certain tasks is still possible even if a control panel is installed and running.Which control panel to choose:- I personally use webmin because I usually run servers rather than web hosting accounts. If I were to use a web hosting account my choice would be CPanel or DirectAdmin. CPanel because it is the most popular and there is a feature for almost every task. DirectAdmin because it is smaller and neater and also quite popular. I mention “popular” so often because I like to learn software only if it is sure to stay around. Also, if you use a “popular” control panel you are sure to easily find another host with the same panel when you’re changing your hosting provider which is something you’re going to do sooner or later. Finally, “popular” control panels are popular for a reason, many web hosting customers have voted with their feet. If you’re going to build your own web hosting company, CPanel would probably be the right choice. It will be easier to sell the company later on.
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