Hi,

We are looking to re-create our web hosting control panel because of the increase in users.

Our current control panel does everything we need, but it doesnt update server details automatically. When a user changes something we get an email and we update it for them; the new information goes into mysql database, so the user sees the updated information instantly. It just doesnt get done for an hour or so :)

We have Linux Redhat 7.2 box with Ensim 3.1 installed. Ensim is great, but the interface is not as user friendly as we would like it to be + its nice to have a matching site and control panel :cool:

So my question is......

Is it possible to use Ensim perl files (or whatever it uses) to do what the Ensim control panel does i.e. add email address ??

If it is possible, where the hell are these files :) ??

We figured it would be easier to use the existing Ensim files rather than create our own. Any ideas/suggestions/hints/tips on doing a control panel like this would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

LOL

So your control panel is simply a glorified formmail script .. hardly a real control panel.

Ensim is a very complex set of scripts (python i believe) your better of just making your interface into a skin for ensim rather than attempting to copy ensim.

There is a pdf for skinning available on the ensim site, heres mine:
http://unitedhosting.co.uk/ensim.jpg - see, just a skin can make it a lot easier to use.

I rather you do skins for ensim than to do a complete panel software based on Ensim. Life's not gonna be that easy.

glorified formmail script ---- nice way of putting it :D

I didnt know skins could completely change the layout !! I thought you could only change colours and button icons

I will look into this further before tackling Python - cos thats a bitch! (no offence python lovers) :)

Thanks

check out the demo on my site if you want..

http://www.blueoptic.com/hosting.php

click on "Control Panel Demo" ...VERY nice skin I think...and its free :)

Check out http://forum.rackshack.net to find it..

Displays disk usage and bandwidth usage on front page :)

nice free skin ...

Very nice free skin!!

Just wondering, is there a way to backup the current (default) skin incase i mess it up?

Thanks.

Depends how the skin you get works.

We have made our skin so it goes in the customisation folders.

That way we can delete the folder and restart webppliance for it t go back to its original look.. Dont go editing the proper skin files! :)

Thanks Matt. Im going to be using "Nexus". (i think thats the skin referred to by CobaltConn in his post). Reading the topic on RackShack forums, there is an uninstaller included.

Not sure if this creates a seperate directory. No reference of it in the installation instructions. http://www.nexusbbs.net/ensim/nexus-install.php

I'll leave it until this afternoon. If someone has more details on installing / uninstalling ensim skins, can you please post something.

Thanks.

I believe the Nexus skin is a good starting point - its popular on the RS forums.