I want to know from the users of Enism, do you like it? What do you like the most about it? If you don't like it, why? Please reply. I want to know about Enism before I sign up with a host.

I've used it and really disliked it. It was cumbersome to use, didn't provide easy access to raw logs, had very few features. I will never again sign up with a host that uses ensim as it's control panel.

I hate it. But my host is great and support is 100% 24 hours a day, so I over look it.

Like any CP, people will either love it or hate it. Security wise, Ensim is superior. And this is from experience with Cobalt and Plesk. Ensim is also pretty good at adding features that host request. So it always improves.

Not sure what the issue is with raw logs. They are a few clicks away. And features? It has tons. It just isn't bloated with BS that only .05% of anyone uses anyway, but when they do, it is a support pain in the a**.

nvphone, just out of curiosity, what do you hate about it?

depends on your needs.

I've only been using it for a week, and for me it's great as I'm new to Linux and wouldn't know how to set up BIND, sites, e-mail accounts without it.

If you are hosting just a few acquaintances, or design customers then it does the job just fine...I think there are addons to provide reseller functionality etc but I've not tried them.

I prefer CPanel. Not only does it have a much more intuitive interface, but it allows more flexibility. Ensim isn't bad, it just doesn't have as many options...

How about Hsphere? It's really good for managing multiple domains, I used Cpanel before and now I think Hsphere might be a better choice. Though the interface cannot compare to the "cuteness" of Cpanel.

After testing Ensim for several months, here is a quick review:

Bugs: Depending on how the partitions are set up, the backup feature may not work properly. It also tends to lock up servers (I've heard people having trouble with that, and it happened on our test server once for absolutely no reason -- there weren't even any sites on it at the time, and loads were all at zero).

User Interface: Needs to be skinnable. As it is, you are stuck with a single interface, which isn't even very intuitive.

Features: Very lacking. Users can't create additional MySQL databases for example, and other simple things are, well, missing.

Now if they can improve the interface, add some essential features, and maybe even integrate some new ideas which haven't been seen in other control panels before they're on to a winner. For now though, I wouldn't want to use it for our standard hosting plans.

I am not a fool and follow the help files to the letter on anything I do not understand.
That didn't work.
I find it hard to understand and not user friendly.
Guess it will grow on me through use.
Maybe I started off on the wrong foot with it?

In response to Avara's evaluation.

Bugs: Ensim takes a bit of setting up to work properly. There are many customizations available and fixes to small bugs such as the backup one.

After taking the time to test each feature, i've had no problems with it from the control panel point of view. However, Ensim does some partitioning and seems to use many areas of the server it is installed on, so you have to be a little carefull not to break it (no problems myself but I have heared stories).

User Interface: I have found it very easy to use, but it does take a short while to get used to. From an end user's (client's) perspective, I believe the interface is fairly intuitive, and i've had no complaints about it.

I agree the interface should be skinnable ...the best you can do for now is customize it with your own logo.

Features: Most common features are there. It is not too much trouble to use PHPMyAdmin to create new databases etc.

Reseller level of administration is missing, but will be included in the next release.

I agree that Ensim has a fair way to go, but the control panel is quite good (and useable) already.

All in all, it is a great control panel if you have the time to configure and customize it. It caters for most of the common tasks that clients require and partitions the system securely.

Enism ?

I never heard of Enism , I don't think Enism exist.

Enism a control Panel?

Well comments are for Ensim control panel, which we love and use, only thing that I have found with it is the most resource intensive control panel we have, since we have Plesk/Cpanel too, and Ensim seems to be running so much when doing nothing cause of phyton.

But he is asking for comments on Enism, I never heard of it.



:D

Hello,

I currently use CPanel, Plesk and Ensim.

Though CPanel has more features I prefer ensim for its stability and security. We have not had any problem with backup feature.

I think it is very easy and straight. It's navigation is very good (unlike plesk).

Reseller feature will come with version 3.1 and I think if you have a good ensim installation you will be able to run a smooth service on it.

Regards,
Mac

My ranking from best to worst of the ones I've used (from a user standpoint):
1. H-Sphere, by far the best. Most features including more advanced ones
2. CPanel
3. Ensim - don't like it.

All are easy to use. Going from CPanel to H-Sphere may be tough for some because it's way more user-customizable with more features, but it's actually quite easy to use after you get the hang of it.

* Ensim is more secure; all accounts are chrooted. What does this mean? It means that I like it as a host. It also means that most unix-savvy clients hate it.
I have added scripts that mount /proc for the clients I trust.

* DBs: big big issue. But since we have created our own add-on, we plan on including this feature in the add-on.

* Resellers: drop dead you stinkin' resellers :rolleyes: - well that's the idea. Again, the add-on solves this; and Ensim3.1 should be resellers-friendly.

* Bugs: (some only happen on SOME servers) I will enumerate those that have no known fix to date:
- sites list disappears (need to manually cleanup postgres an they're back)
- disk quotas go berserk
- mod_gzip can go wild every now and then
- unpossible to backup sites that use Unicode encoding, such as Russian sites
- I'll try to remember what else I've seen
This may look bad but do you really want to compare with CPanel's bug list?

* Skins: well you can change the Ensim pictures, color scheme and add your own custom links to the navigation bar

* Features: many many features. It's just that you really have to look for them. Most people don't understand the concept of 'Service'.

-Chris.

Originally posted by Vex997
I want to know from the users of Enism, do you like it? What do you like the most about it? If you don't like it, why? Please reply. I want to know about Enism before I sign up with a host.

I love ensim. You have to be a real idiot to have problems with it.
It does everything and is WAY more stable than Cpanel. I've worked for two web hosting companies where one used Ensim and one used Cpanel. Ensim has blown Cpanel away as far as stability is concerned. It doesn't inadvertantly remove files or randomly stop working for no reason like Cpanel does.