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09-05-2001, 05:26 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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What is Plesk missing?
I'm trying to decide whether to go with Plesk or Cpanel for my web hosting needs. I've heard tons of complaints about Cpanel so I'm "skeptical" about it now .
Anyways, what I want to know from you pros is what features are lacking in Plesk that Cpanel can do well?
Also, is the source code of Plesk available for me to modify and add new features?
Thanks!
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09-05-2001, 08:34 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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Re: What is Plesk missing?
Originally posted by Skeptical
Also, is the source code of Plesk available for me to modify and add new features?Dr. Colin Percival, FreeBSD Security Officer
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09-05-2001, 03:48 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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plesk is stable, cpanel is not
cpanel has a graphic interface, plesk, well..they need a decent oneMultiple Image Corporation - http://www.multipleimage.com
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09-05-2001, 04:34 PM #4Dennis Johnson
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Still, I found Plesk (as the first Control Panel I ever used) to be simple enough for a newbie.
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09-05-2001, 10:17 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by multipleimage
plesk is stable, cpanel is not
cpanel has a graphic interface, plesk, well..they need a decent one
I haven't had a chance to really dig into the guts of Plesk yet (I've played around with the free downloadable demo for about 6 hours so far), but I think most of it is PHP, and if that's the case you may be able to add your own artwork (although I may be totally wrong on this--but Plesk's promo material does say, "Plesk is striving to increase the ability of the customer to make his or her own customizations.")
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09-05-2001, 10:28 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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that is true huh...i forgot..psa2 lets you modify it some.
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09-06-2001, 05:52 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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But plesk seems to be missing lots of features that cpanel has. Is this true or am I mistaken?
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09-06-2001, 08:52 AM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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Yes it miss quite a few features but are they really important? Most of them are third party scripts anyway.
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09-06-2001, 09:28 AM #9Dennis Johnson
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Originally posted by WZS
Yes it miss quite a few features but are they really important? Most of them are third party scripts anyway.
I find that Plesk has all you really need.
CPanel has too much.There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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09-06-2001, 11:45 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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How about Ensim?
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09-06-2001, 05:05 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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Plesk is missing everything that an everday user wants.
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09-07-2001, 03:50 AM #12Junior Guru Wannabe
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Like what?
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09-07-2001, 05:15 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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For the record I am not bashing Plesk.
Just take a look at features that cpanel gives and what features plesk gives.
I am sure Plesk is a good and stable control panel.PalmVersa Communications
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09-07-2001, 05:38 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Palm
Plesk is missing everything that an everday user wants.
very curious what everyday users want
I run sites for my clients
they want to add emails (maybe and that is about it)
just curious if you can list these out
mahalosAloha, Chad
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09-07-2001, 05:54 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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E-mail is not the only thing they want.
Cpanel in my opinion has more options then Plesk.
Login in cpanel and then login in Plesk and see what each one has. I can't possibly list every software each control panel comes with.
Cpanel definetly wins with pre-installed scripts. It has a lot of them which many users use.PalmVersa Communications
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09-07-2001, 06:17 PM #16Dennis Johnson
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Originally posted by Palm
. . . . . . . It has a lot of them which many users use.
I think so many options allows for so many more bugs.
I found Plesk quite adequate when I was an "every day user."There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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09-07-2001, 06:34 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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Hearing the number of people using Plesk and Cpanel, there is a wide difference. If you find plesk interesting then it's your opinion.
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09-07-2001, 07:06 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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....It has a lot of them which many users use.
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09-07-2001, 07:29 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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Aloha
was very curious
I wonder what normal is ??
(this is not trying to be negative palm
I guess my normal and your normal might be dif ??
that is why I was curious what other people wanted ???
I am really trying to guess what they would want on a daily basis ???
I can think of these things on a weekly basis:
Stats (see how things are going)
Email (add users delete users)
Password a dir or upload files (if this was the case I would build this into ther web app)
if this is a once in a while thing Fileman does just great
but that is all I can ever think of that most real world users want
now Program types and design types might want more but those would not always trickle down to the end user ??
just my thoughts
I stated on another post that some people who host are hosting to other techy types that want to play with stuff etc...
and some are just end users who want stuff to work and not dink with things ?
I guess for my end user/Clients I handle most all other stuff so I am not in need of a panel that offers all bells and whitles to the end user woud rather not have them mucking stuff up
I guess when I got an account that had cpanel it was very buggy hard to use and had no real defined feel or look
I am not trying to start a war here so please don't
this is for me and my clients.Aloha, Chad
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09-09-2001, 06:20 PM #20Junior Guru Wannabe
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Well, more than Psa 2.0 cpanel has:
- chat and all cgi tools
- cron jobs
- apache handler
- myme types
- restart services ( php, apache, exim...) (whm interface)
- mailing list
- notice about new/cancellation domains (whm interface)
- server http bandwith measurement (whm interface)
a friendly interface
And Psa 2.0 has:
- apache-asp module
- auto generate SSL
- email box and disk quota physically allowed
- mail groups
- domains creation date
php high reliability.
Both are 3 level
Now it's a very personal choice to pay more attention to nice interface, cgi pre-installed or to general reliability.
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09-09-2001, 07:39 PM #21A#* Duke Of New York
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- server http bandwith measurement (whm interface)
plesk has that too.
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09-09-2001, 07:46 PM #22Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hum.. can't find it.
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09-09-2001, 09:18 PM #23A#* Duke Of New York
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09-10-2001, 01:41 AM #24Junior Guru Wannabe
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Oh that's ok, I just meant total server bandwith that would be helpful for the ones who bill the exceeded bandwith
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09-10-2001, 01:46 AM #25Eternal Member
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Panels
Nothing against panels
I would rather have a larger company to lean on for problems then what cpanel offers.
These panels are mission critical, and i dont have time for problems with them.
Cpanel is just full of bugs, like someone just threw a bunch of stuff together, and bang panel.
Plesk is very stable, support is great, and though it may lack some features right now then cpanel. I want reliability and plesk offers that.
Also Plesk just released, there are so many things coming out for it in the near future. I see plesk taking solid market share.
Ensim is also releasing 3. This is suppost to be quite solid. I think cpanel is slowly going away. Also cpanel came from vdi and was used in there datacenter. Most companies I have spoke with have never heard of cpanel. It is not listed in many magazines and has no recognition for being a great panel
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