Hi, I need free web hosting panel for bussnes.Where I can find it?

there are several for free hosting.

www.xpanel.com
www.layeredpanel.com

if you are looking for a free control panel doing a search on here will be best as there are several free and cheap ones.

search google for cubepanel and ispconfig

ispconfig is realy great or try zpanel ,

Hi,

Please check the URL: http://webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=532401

Thanks,

I've used VHCS, which is a solid control panel that's free. I des require some Linux expertise, but it works well.

I've used VHCS, which is a solid control panel that's free. I des require some Linux expertise, but it works well.
How would you rate VHCS in terms of 0 - 10(excellent)? Are you still using now?

If you tell me to rate VHCS out of the free control panels, then i would rate it 10/10, its really good. It is flexible and the best thing is, it is centrally managed with some classes. And cpanel or plesk aren't like that.

Best Regards

Hi virtual... Before starting my hosting business I was also after Free web panel , for that purpose I have tried couple of free panels which was recommended to me by some of my good hosting fellows.... But my experience was so terrible

What I am trying to explain to you.... is to chose a proper hosting management panel which can boost your hosting business

All the best

VHCS might be good in terms of functions, but it can be rated as ZERO in terms of security, there's hardly any security patches for it and from looking at the website and forums I can say that the development is not so active. It's the worst thing to happen to free panels since ....ever.

VHCS might be good if you compare it to other free control panels, but its horrible if you compare it to the popular commercial ones like cpanel or plesk. VHCS does also have a horrible security record. It also only has an easy install if you run debian. Its not to fun setting it up on centos and such.

Maybe its me, but i think its a joke to run a hosting company with a free control panel. But if your clients arent dont have any experience with hosting, i guess it would suffice.

There's A LOT of open source panel available (not even talking about ours). See here:

http://wiki.debian.org/HostingControlPanels

Thomas

VHCS does also have a horrible security record.

True. But the main problem was not the security holes themself, but the way Alex managed them (no announcement, no patch on the publicly available version). I think now, he understood the lesson.

It also only has an easy install if you run debian. Its not to fun setting it up on centos and such.

Does it matter much when only Debian rocks? IMHO FC & CentOS are just (censored).

Maybe its me, but i think its a joke to run a hosting company with a free control panel. But if your clients arent dont have any experience with hosting, i guess it would suffice.

Yes it's you and only you... If you say something like that, then Linux has no value and only windows (for which you pay for) could be good? That makes no sence, especialy when there are so much solutions available in open source.

Thomas

True. But the main problem was not the security holes themself, but the way Alex managed them (no announcement, no patch on the publicly available version). I think now, he understood the lesson.



Does it matter much when only Debian rocks? IMHO FC & CentOS are just (censored).



Yes it's you and only you... If you say something like that, then Linux has no value and only windows (for which you pay for) could be good? That makes no sence, especialy when there are so much solutions available in open source.

Thomas

I own a linux company and another one that is a microsoft partner. i am not talking about free software or open source in general, im just talking about the crappy free solutions that are available today. I just do not think of the current free solutions have a place in production enviroments at this time. Heck, my business partner is lead on a open source control panel project. Im a huge supporter of open source projects and work on many of them. I have nothing against Debian as well, i think its great. I was just pointing out the obvious about the ease of installation.

Tell that to the 100s of people setting-up our control panel every month, I don't think they agree with you. When I look at other commercial solutions like Plesk, they just SUX. They need this and that version, and if you want something else, it just doesn't work.

If you think Debian is hard to setup, I do not agree with that. It might be true in the 90s, but things have changed. Have a try with the lastest debian installer that is just out (the RC1 for the forthcomming Etch), it's all graphical and all.

Thomas

Tell that to the 100s of people setting-up our control panel every month, I don't think they agree with you. When I look at other commercial solutions like Plesk, they just SUX. They need this and that version, and if you want something else, it just doesn't work.

If you think Debian is hard to setup, I do not agree with that. It might be true in the 90s, but things have changed. Have a try with the lastest debian installer that is just out (the RC1 for the forthcomming Etch), it's all graphical and all.

Thomas

Please stop trying to twist my words. I did not say anything about debian being hard to install. Its very easy to install and enables extremely easy installation of vhcs.

I also have no experience with gplhost as i never tested it outafter looking over the screenshots. While it MAY be powerful and "great", its interface is quite poor. When looking at control panels, its all about how it works for customers and what they want, not admins. Heck, we all know cpanel has tons of issues and of course windows (not talking about windows based servers) does too, but both are what the vast majority of customers want. Both can be hugely improved and I cant wait until their is a open source solution that provides a better experience for the user. But at this present time, their is not.

GPLHost, I am not trying to attack your project or open source control panels, I am just sharing my opinion. A lot of new host startups come to these forums for advice and opinions and I am just sharing mine.

Please stop trying to twist my words. I did not say anything about debian being hard to install. Its very easy to install and enables extremely easy installation of vhcs.

I also have no experience with gplhost as i never tested it outafter looking over the screenshots. While it MAY be powerful and "great", its interface is quite poor. When looking at control panels, its all about how it works for customers and what they want, not admins. Heck, we all know cpanel has tons of issues and of course windows (not talking about windows based servers) does too, but both are what the vast majority of customers want. Both can be hugely improved and I cant wait until their is a open source solution that provides a better experience for the user. But at this present time, their is not.

GPLHost, I am not trying to attack your project or open source control panels, I am just sharing my opinion. A lot of new host startups come to these forums for advice and opinions and I am just sharing mine.

Just a comment,
i think cpanel sucks and it is not what customers want as it not what i like. Customers are't offered to choose they must just take it. cpanel is slow and no good. it does the job but i am not sure why they charge so much.

Just a comment,
i think cpanel sucks and it is not what customers want as it not what i like. Customers are't offered to choose they must just take it. cpanel is slow and no good. it does the job but i am not sure why they charge so much.

your wrong, they do have the ability to choose which by picking a web host that offers the control panel they desire. While i do agree that cpanel isnt the fastest panel out there, its definitely the most rebost and IS what the majority of clients are want. I said majority, not all.

You have to think about WHY they want cPanel. Most might want it because they have experience with it, and don't want to change. I'm not sure the choice is really motivated by good reasons.

Thomas

You have to think about WHY they want cPanel. Most might want it because they have experience with it, and don't want to change. I'm not sure the choice is really motivated by good reasons.

Thomas

Hi Thomas,
good to find you here. i have just signed up on your forum as i am interested in using your control panel but i can't seem to logon the demo as need to check it first. Is there another place i can look at the demo

As for the other post. Now adays in forums everybody is knocking free well written software and you will find most of these people are the ones trying to promote and sell the commercials panel to make money out of it.

I am using cpanel but it is rubbish as there are 2 many bugs on it and to slow. i only use it as the first time i got a reseller account it was there. i live in SA and use adsl and i have 2 resellers in usa. On both it is a pain to just load WHM sometimes taking me 15 - 20 min just to create a new account.

i first though it was the server but the load on average is .5 - 1
i am about to get a dedicated and is not going to pay $40 for cpanel and want to try some free panels and everybody that use them seems to be happy. people comment on the forums that to use free panels is not good for business but when i asked around most people (those that pay for cpanel) suggested centos to use (centos is free, so is many other linux) is that also going to effect your business.

All linux stuff should be free. From my country a man started ubuntu (ubuntu is a south african word that means sharing etc.) i believe in sharing of software as that is good. Forums are becoming wierd these day as you don't realy get help just a bunch of vultures trying to get business out of you instead of helping people.

i asked ? on what os to use and state that i want to learn. some dudes said do go for that but get someone to manage your server as you won't make it. Gues what this dude is in the servermanagement buss Anycase just my opinion

VHCS is only working on PHP 4? With PHP 5 there is some problems

VHCS will download automaticaly it's dependencies, and AFAIK, it will download and use PHP4. It's only what I could read, it might be wrong or not up-to-date.

Thomas

webmin is also a great choice !

Open-source produces some of the best software out there, including Apache, MySQL and many other great packages. But I've never been impressed with any of the free hosting control panels -- my advice to anyone is to pay for cPanel or Plesk unless you have extremely simple needs and don't have customers who are paying for your hosting services.

Open-source produces some of the best software out there, including Apache, MySQL and many other great packages. But I've never been impressed with any of the free hosting control panels -- my advice to anyone is to pay for cPanel or Plesk unless you have extremely simple needs and don't have customers who are paying for your hosting services.

i agree 100%