what control panel would recommend for windows server?
I need control panel easy to use. to install in my dedicated server
I am not a reseller I just want the control panel that support mysql and php for my own web site running in my server

what cp would you recommend?

If you need a control panel on Windows: Plesk

is plesk easy to use than other control panels?

Why don't you try out a demo of it to decide for yourself? http://www.parallels.com/en/products/plesk/demo/

My recommendation would be Hosting Controller, once you buy the license thats it, they will even install it for you for free. It supports My as well as Ms SQL.

I would recommend HELM and DotNetPanel..

If there are one or two sites that you need to host on that server get Helm Lite (5 domains) or DotNetPanel (10 domains) they are free and quite good, if you grow to host more domains you can easily upgrade to paid license.

There are other panels too, have a look at http://www.webhostingtalk.com/wiki/Hosting_control_panels

I would recommend HELM and DotNetPanel..

I ve personally find them good, But helm is a bit slow.

My recommendation would be Hosting Controller, once you buy the license thats it, they will even install it for you for free. It supports My as well as Ms SQL.

I agree , its a great product and the support is great as well.

I think swsoft is just going to buy up all the competition until there is nothing else but plesk before its all over with.

Have to say DotNetPanel, Helm now being part of SWSoft and nobody seems to know what's going to happen to it, SWSoft pricing is a joke.

I would recommended DotNetPanel, recently i have migrated from slow and horrible plesk to DotNelPanel, and I am quiet satisfied with it.

So far we were using helm, but not after swsoft acquisition we are considering the dotnetpanel...
Is anybody else following this route? helm -> dotnetpanel ?
I'll post our results.

* Moved to Hosting Software and Control Panels....

Sirius

HELM I think is the best for Windows

I was thinking of using Helm but Didn't noticed it's now a part of "Plesk".

I guess I will try HC it looks good and you can offload every services to diferent servers and that's really great.

I cant see Helm going anywhere myself. I think they will add support for some additonal stuff that plesk supports. but its still a good platform

I would recomend Ensim
It is a great control panel

The most common control panel for windows is Plesk. Its a nice stable piece of software that I would highly recommend.

Have to say DotNetPanel, Helm now being part of SWSoft and nobody seems to know what's going to happen to it, SWSoft pricing is a joke.

I wasn't aware of either DotNetPanel or Helm being a part of Plesk. Could you post a link of where you found this information?

Helm is now a part of Parallels http://www.parallels.com/en/helm/

DotNetPanel, I think is still an independent company.

I wasn't aware of either DotNetPanel or Helm being a part of Plesk. Could you post a link of where you found this information?
DotNetPanel is not yet acquired by SWSoft. However, HELM has been acquired. The info is at the below URI:

http://forums.webhostautomation.com/showthread.php?t=23482

Cheers,

Another option for Windows would be Hosting Controller, personally its newer version is quite robust and user-friendly when compared to DNP or Helm.

I vote for DotNetPanel. Very stable software and in my opinion the best looking. Scales well with multiple servers also.

I've tried out Helm4 and Plesk, but Helm4 is quite slow and I don't particuly like the interface. Plesk is pretty good, it's quite expensive though.

I thought HELM was OK, not as slow as they are made out to be. I recommend DotNetPanel in most cases, has been reliable for me.

Im migrating from Helm 3 (good) to DNP (Excelent)
Helm4 and Plesk sucks in my opinion

Hosting Controller, all the way...


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