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07-10-2002, 04:36 PM #1Web Hosting Guru
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HSphere Ease of Use/Setup
Hey everyone,
Looking for feedback on HSphere. We are currently on a server with Ensim, but are considering moving everything over to a couple of HSphere-enabled servers.
Our sysadmin, not knowing anything about it, is concerned about 3 weeks of "development time", etc.
I was under the impression it was just like Ensim. Once setup and configured (a couple of hours) it is basically go and go
As far as usage, how easy and automated is it? Does it allow instant signup? Does it setup everything according to account, mail the user etc?
What are the strengths weaknesses... Thanx::: Jeremy C. Wright :::
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07-11-2002, 04:12 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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It does allow instant signup, it also allows moderated signup where you can review the order before actually creating the account. It mails the user their FTP logins, CP logins etc. It will mail them the DNS servers too if they have selected to transfer a domain or it can register a domain via OpenSRS (Enom soon)
It takes about a day to get used to the admin side of things. Once things are up and running though it's all plain sailing. HSphere also has an active community for support - not that PSoft really need any help in that department.Karl Austin :: KDAWS.com
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07-11-2002, 10:42 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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H Sphere has more of a learning curve than ensim but that is because it offers much more in the standard package. You will have to setup the billing and support desk as well your plans. Give yourself a few days to get used to it but from there it's just as easy as any other panel.
We moved a lot of our shared hosting over to H Sphere from Ensim. so we have experience with both
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07-18-2002, 12:32 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Jeremy, contact me on ICQ or AIM and I will give you the up and down of it. then we can post the log file of the conversation
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07-18-2002, 12:38 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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yes h-sphere is great! and its really not that hard to learn... things are just placed in ackward places.
compaired to other control panels though... i wouldnt know.. the only other thing i have used is webmin and thats not really a control panel.
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07-18-2002, 02:42 PM #6Web Hosting Guru
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Well, it looks like we'll be switching to HSphere in the next couple of weeks then. It will probably take us a month to migrate to the new server, get HSphere setup and all, but things are looking up
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07-18-2002, 02:52 PM #7Web Hosting Guru
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Now if only I could find the order page .... :grumble:
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07-18-2002, 02:57 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Correct me if I am wrong, but don't you need at least 2 servers to run hsphere because it needs to be setup as a small mini-cluster?
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07-18-2002, 02:59 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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I have heard that it can be setup on only one server, but its not a recommended configuration.
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07-18-2002, 02:59 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Peter,
You following me everywhere I go
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07-18-2002, 03:01 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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Sorry.
Peter
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07-18-2002, 03:01 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Jeremy, give me a buzz on ICQ (You'll prob have it anyway, but if not, 22366406) and I'll put you in touch with someone from PSoft direct, or one of their resellers who can do you a bit of a deal.
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07-18-2002, 03:08 PM #13Web Hosting Guru
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Thanx Karl, ICQ on and ready
edit: 135617431::: Jeremy C. Wright :::
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07-19-2002, 03:52 PM #14Disabled
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I checked out H Sphere and I did not like it at all. Compared to cPanel, it was slow, cumbersome, and hard to navigate. It may be a tad more secure than cPanel; but I'd trade a little security for all of that mess.
H Sphere is not user-friendly, and IMO does not make a good control panel for customers. Customers want something easy. They do not want to have to spend a few days learning a control panel.
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07-19-2002, 03:58 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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If you looked atthe demo on their site you did not see what customers see. The new "mo menu" design of the control panel for the end user is just like cpanel. We haven't had any complaints about it at all.
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07-19-2002, 04:04 PM #16Disabled
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Originally posted by Everyday
If you looked atthe demo on their site you did not see what customers see. The new "mo menu" design of the control panel for the end user is just like cpanel. We haven't had any complaints about it at all.
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07-19-2002, 09:02 PM #17WHT Addict
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I am a user of hsphere, and I don't see where it is any harder to learn than any other control panel. They all have their good and bad points. I have used Plesk, CPanel/WHM, and HSphere, and my vote would go towards HSPhere. Actually it is no comparison in my opinion.
Heres why:
I can provide one control panel to my customers that will be the same for Windows or Unix.
Built in invoicing/billing.
Built in support ticket system.
Supports .Net for Windows.
Site Studio
OSCommerce 2.2
mySQL and MS-SQL which a lot of large business use!
That are the main reasons....
Just my .02 worth...
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07-19-2002, 10:57 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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I don't really have any client complaining about how hard it is to use HSphere, although some of my clients migrate from CPanel4 to HSphere. I really don't see how HSphere is any much harder to navigate than CPanel4. And slow? Hm ... I may have been using HSphere too long now that I don't really feel it's slow. But it may be somehow slower since the Control Panel of the HSphere may be on different server than the web server itself so when creating a subdomain it may take longer since HSphere needs to communicate with the other servers.
Also another advantages of HSphere:
- detail traffic of HTTP, FTP, and Mail. Not only that, HTTP traffic for all subdomains are recorded whereas in CPanel (at least the older version), sudomains' http traffics are not recorded ... A really bad thing for any host/reseller since you may have a potential bandwith leaks.
- the ability to throttle your bandwith
- PgSQL support
- Multi domains hosting, each domain having their own emails accoutn and their own smtp server.
- Much more stable/secure with suexec capable (cmiiw).
- No upgrade that actually doing harm more than good (shutting down DNS, etc)
HSphere is superb ... I can't wait for the next releaseFluid Hosting, LLC - Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure: Cloud Shared and Reseller, Cloud VPS, and Cloud Hybrid Server
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07-20-2002, 02:37 AM #19Web Hosting Guru
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Hsphere is a very nice package once you learn it. I would highly reccomend the "No Menu" style though. We had several complaints from our customers about the regular hsphere design, so we switched to the no menu style. They are all happy campers now
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07-21-2002, 04:35 PM #20WHT Addict
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I m planning to buy that and here is my question
they say license cost $4.50 . Now what i m trying to understand is it PER DOMAIN or per reseller???
Any one please explain
Thanks in advance
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07-21-2002, 04:37 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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I haven't used h-sphere, but from what I heard, the license fee is per control panel user, each control panel user can have unlimited domain (or you can limit it).
Peter
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07-23-2002, 05:31 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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The license is a one off fee per control panel login.
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07-23-2002, 05:45 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by quicksols
I m planning to buy that and here is my question
they say license cost $4.50 . Now what i m trying to understand is it PER DOMAIN or per reseller???
Any one please explain
Thanks in advance
No so web host will offer resellers 1 control panel with 50 user admins, 1 secrew up and someone has access to everyone accoount.
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07-23-2002, 05:53 PM #24WHT Addict
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My votes goes to hsphere system too. They got quite detailed manual and their support is great. If there is anything you dont understand about how their system works. Just fire them an email, they will explain it to you or point out where the part of the document regarding the issues.
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07-23-2002, 07:53 PM #25Junior Guru
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Mike has hookd me on HSphere also...
Had me get the Manual and read that...then do demo.
From someone who has No control panel Exp. it was quite simple to use.. albeit a few things i was like what is that.. but guess I'll learn as I need to
I like the fact I don't have to spend money on phpmanager or PerlBill (which I planned on).
I don't like that the best choice of CC processors it integrates w is Authorize.net (planned on using Revecom or hostcharge)
but for ease of use i guess I'm stuck w Authorize (not that their bad or anything (they just never responded to my email ?'s and usually after that I won't use them))Last edited by EzSnake; 07-23-2002 at 08:01 PM.