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11-02-2002, 12:15 AM #1Newbie
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Is there a Difference?
Okay this is probably the lamest most stupid question ever asked.
But I think someone had to ask it.
What is a Control Panel and how does it differ from Hosting Software?
Do all control panels "interact" with say Apache and Linux to create/control hosting accounts? Or just simply work with say H-Sphere to help account holders manage their accounts.
It seems to me that two are linked but looking at ASM, web://cp I'm not sure.
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11-02-2002, 12:45 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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All control panels interact directly with the OS and software on it. However, there is other software that interacts with the Control Panel itself to basically add features.
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11-02-2002, 01:06 AM #3Newbie
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Thanks!
I've been asked by my Sys Admin to tell him what I want to replace my H-Sphere 1.3 (?) with, as it's old and somewhat flaky.
I have some idea what a Control Panel and/or Hosting Software does but no idea what it ought to do and what features I need.
I just want a stable automatic hosting solution I can sell.
It needs to allow people to sign-up (Interact with my payment gateway), create an account, manage the account, bill them and tell the sys admin when somethings wrong.
I realise I will have to create plans, determine pricing, deal with AR/AP, and provide excellent customer srevice . But I can't do that if I reading several dozen 1000 page RFCs to figure how to run Linux/Apache/MySQL/Qmail/PHP/CGI/SSL.
That's what I hire experts for to the job I'm not willing to spend the next 5 years learning only to realise I should have hired an expert in the first place.
I don't know how to build, repair or make a toaster (nor do I care) but I know how to make money from using one. Same thing here.
I'm seriously thinking of transfering my existing customers to a reseller account. Any advice on that?
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11-02-2002, 01:10 AM #4Newbie
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Wow, that was a bit of a rant. Definitely shot gun spray with no intended target.
If I offended anyone I'm sorry. Obviuosly I needed to vent.
Any advice/info anyone has is greatly appreciated!
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11-02-2002, 01:38 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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The control panel your looking for is something like cPanel, there are also new control panels coming out that have those said features and more
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11-02-2002, 05:16 PM #6Newbie
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Thanks Neo! cPanel has a pretty good licensing deal on at the moment. But I was thinking about Open Source solutions. I'll try it out on a new box.
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11-02-2002, 06:13 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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No Problem..Also try these:
http://webcp.can-host.com
http://simplecp.com
They are both free and and open source I beleive.