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04-27-2009, 08:39 PM #1Newbie
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centOS without cpanel?!
Can someone please clear this up for me: a host I'm looking at offers centOS but charges separately for cPanel. I'm kind of not understanding why, since I thought centOS was the operating system that runs cPanel (or is this just one of those things where you're forced to buy cPanel, but they want their advertised price to remain looking low??)
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04-27-2009, 08:43 PM #2:]
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CentOS is an operating system, just like Windows, MAC, Ubuntu, Fedora, and all the other Linux OS's. On the Operating System, there is something called SSH. In SSH you can run commands that installs stuff inside the Operating System.
cPanel is a control panel that lets you manage your sites, DNS, etc. easily. It is installed on top of CentOS.
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04-27-2009, 08:56 PM #3Newbie
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Thanks for the quick reply! In this case, it looks like I'll have to pay extra for cPanel.
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04-27-2009, 09:06 PM #5Danananana Danananana Batman!
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I'm assuming a VPS or Dedicated Server, I've never heard of a shared host that charges extra for cPanel.
Not sure what to put here :-P
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04-27-2009, 09:39 PM #7Newbie
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You're right: it's for a VPS.
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04-27-2009, 10:07 PM #8Aspiring Evangelist
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If you are still looking, there are host that offers free cpanel with their plans
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04-28-2009, 12:39 AM #9Web Hosting Evangelist
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Thanks for the quick reply! In this case, it looks like I'll have to pay extra for cPanel.
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04-28-2009, 01:02 PM #10Retired Moderator
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04-28-2009, 01:33 PM #11Backup Guru
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If this is for a VPS or dedicated server, then it makes sense to charge separately for cPanel. Licenses for cPanel are not cheap, and many people don't need it, so it should be considered an extra.
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