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• 05Feb

  Control Panels For Windows Web Hosting

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  Windows Web Hosting is one of the most preferred web hosting options present in the Web Hosting Industry. The Windows web hosting services offers access to control panels in order to manage the web hosting account. With a control panel managing the account becomes simple, there is no need to contact the administrator everytime for resolving simple tasks such as creating a new mail account under a domain, deleting an account etc. There has been an increase in the number of users opting for control panel access for a web hosting account.

  Windows web hosting control panel’s are few as Windows isn’t an open source operating system, hence lot of knowledge of programming in order to be able to produce an application that is able to fully function with a Windows server. Windows web hosting services are becoming more and more popular in terms of control panels too due to the growing demand for Windows web hosting services and customers.

  
  

  There are various control panels offered by web hosting companies. Three control panels that are mainly offered by web hosting firm’s are Plesk, DotNetPanel and Hosting Controller.

  

  Out of these three Plesk is more widely used and it has been in the market since a long time. Plesk is considered to be the most reliable and stable control panel. Hosting controller is classed by many web hosting providers as unreliable but DotNetPanel has yet to gain exposure. These three control panels satisfy the core purpose of managing the Windows web hosting accounts hosted on the Windows servers.

  Below are few Advantages offered by the three control panels:

  A] DotNetPanel : DotNetPanel doesn’t only emphasize on standard shared Windows Web Hosting services but on advanced Microsoft service hosting too to support web hosting service providers increase the range of Windows based web hosting products. Cheap Hyper V based VPS hosting solutions as well as Microsoft Server 2007 e-mail hosting solutions can be provided by web hosts with this control panel. Web hosting services can be offered with a cheap cost by using DotNetPanel hence offering cheaper web hosting solution.

  B] Hosting Controller : Hosting controller is the biggest rival of Plesk provisioning characteristics. But, yet Hosting Controller has many other features to offer web hosting providers like built-in back-up and restore feature to ensure that if any data gets lost due to a software or hardware failure then there will be back-ups which can be relied on. control panel due to its focus on offering shared Windows web hosting services. Hosting Controller does not include any advanced management and

  C] Plesk : Plesk has the ability to offer the web hosting service provider as server administrators as well as the customers as easy way to use interface which one can use to configure the different settings related to both Plesk and one’s server as well as to create web hosting accounts for the customers front end. Plesk proves to be useful for those who are hosted on the server and wish to manage the account successfully and effectively. Plesk is more

  

  user friendly compared to others hence a newbie too can easily use Plesk.

  Similar to Plesk, cPanel has proved to be the most popular control panel for Linux web hosting.

  Tags: DotNetPanel, Hosting Control Panel, Hosting controller, Hyper V, Microsoft Server 2007, plesk, VPS hosting, Web Hosting, Windows Web Hosting

• 14Jan

  Competing Features Of cPanel 11 and Plesk 9

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  cPanel 11 and Plesk 9 are the latest control panels available for the web hosting service providers. These panels enable them to provide their web hosting services to their clients. With the help of these control panels provided by the hosting firms, clients can manage different tasks involved in the web hosting accounts, these panels simplifies the tasks for the support staff as clients are able to carry out majority of the tasks themselves. There are many different tasks that can be simplified with the use of these control panels, it involves the management of web services, E-mail, DNS and Database on both half’s i.e. client and administrator. Normally most of the web hosting service providers provide control panel access as a standard feature for the web hosting accounts. These control panels are simple to use, a person with no knowledge of web hosting too can operate it and hence this is one of the major reasons why these control panels have gained popularity in the web hosting industry.

  Until now cPanel is compatible with Linux Servers only. Which means cPanel can be provided by web hosting firms only to the clients that choose Linux Servers for hosting their web sites. Which is not the case with Plesk, Plesk control panel is compatible with Linux as well as with Windows web hosting platforms. Plesk is majorly used by web hosts due to its stability.

  
  

  cPanel and Plesk have their own advantages when used by customers and administrators of Web hosting services. Usually Plesk is provided with Windows Web Hosting service and cPanel with Linux Web Hosting solutions.

  
  

  Below one can find the advantages of Plesk control panel.

  >> Windows Support : Plesk works on Windows Web hosting service allowing web hosting service providers to provide Windows based web hosting packages to the customers. Customers ASP and ASP.NET websites can only work on Windows servers, so Windows Web Hosting service needs to be opted. Customers usually prefer Plesk with Windows Web Hosting.

  >> Windows Service Support : As Plesk can be used on Windows based servers it has the capability to integrate to integrate with multiple Windows based programs. It has an advanced feature support for some Windows programs such as Microsoft SQL Server which can be managed by Plesk 9.0 by server administrators and clients with their own databases which makes it an ideal control panel solution for Windows.

  >> Cross Platform Compatibility : From a system administrator’s point of view,  one may find it more beneficial having a single control panel on all the servers. Mastering a single control panel is much simpler than mastering two. As a customer one may find it easy since it means that one should be able to get the same sort of features from both Linux as well as from Windows web hosting solutions.

  Though Plesk seems to be perfect for Windows web hosting packages, it can also be used for Linux packages.

  cPanel is a preferred control panel for Linux web hosting services. Benefits of cPanel are as follows.

  >> More Features of Linux : cPanel encompasses more features for Linux web hosting solutions than Plesk control panel. cPanel can be used in combination with different add-ons such as Fantastico script installer and CFS firewall to provide customers a wide range of services which can be used from their web hosting accounts control panel, such features can’t be used on Plesk Linux Web Hosting servers.

  >> Reseller Support : Apart from Plesk 9.0 version, other versions does not provide support for reseller web hosting accounts whereas cPanel offers good support for resellers. cPanel is available with the Web Host Manager (WHM) panel which allows resellers to control all different aspects of their reseller accounts including the configuring of their own packages and the setting up of client web hosting accounts.

  >> Faster Loading : cPanel’s internal pages load more faster than those of Plesk and certain tasks are carried out quicker than they would be with the Plesk control panel. cPanel does not rely on external databases in much cases, this is one of the reasons of the smooth functioning. cPanel has proven to be more reliable than Plesk on Linux.

  To sum it up, both the control panels cPanel and Plesk provide web hosting service provider firms a reliable control panel service but come with their own advantages and disadvantages. But, Plesk for Windows and cPanel for Linux is the perfect solution offered by web hosting firms.

  Tags: asp, ASP.net, CFS firewall, control panel, cPanel 11, Fantastico, Linux web hosting, Plesk 9, Web Hosting, web services, Windows Service, Windows Web Hosting

• 13Jan

  Use of Parallel’s Plesk Control Panel In Web Hosting Industry.

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  Parallel’s Plesk Control Panel is considered to be a highly recommended and one of the most used control panels in the Web Hosting Industry today. Plesk control panel can operate with Windows as well as on Linux platforms.

  Plesk is an ideal solution for Dedicated, Shared and Virtual hosting. Plesk control panel is the most stable and secure multi-platform web hosting control panel available for users. Most of the leading web hosting service providers use Plesk for the purpose of increasing their per server profitability. There are many benefits of using Plesk Control panel. Windows and Linux server’s can make use of Plesk.

  
  

  Dedicated Web Hosting

  Plesk’s RPM installation and modular design allow Dedicated Hosting providers to satisfy the needs of tech savvy customers. It deploys and is ready in a very short time. It provides high performance solutions which is comprehensive yet inexpensive. There are many unique features such as XML-API which automize the provisioning process and integrating 3^rd party applications, included in Plesk. It includes a complete Software Development Kit with multiple backend utilities delivering service providers and customers more power to adapt their offerings as well as an avenue for easy up selling and additions.

  Shared Web Hosting

  Plesk’s tiered self administration and uniform multi platform design is perfect for the management of a shared web hosting environment. The control panel strengthens providers for managing multiple domains running reliably on highly scalable  architecture optimizes for the reseller channel. A person with no technical background too can easily create, manage and set-up accounts while customers can administer their virtual domains without the support from the technical staff. Plesk satisfies the needs of both simple and complex web hosting system configurations at the same time allowing full customization.

  Virtual Web Hosting

  Plesk efficiently delivers management power with a small footprint making it an ideal for Virtual Private Server Hosting solution. With the use of Virtuozzo, Plesk users can deploy templates of Plesk control panel systems. Virtual servers provide an isolated dedicated server environment. Getting upgrades has never been so simple before from a single VPS console. Plesk and Virtuozzo are unsurpassed in their ability to increase ROI and generate revenue for the professional web hosting provider.

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• 13Jan

  Steps To Migrate objects from Parallels Plesk Panel version 7.5 and 8 To Plesk version 9

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  These steps would help users to migrate data and objects from Plesk’s version 7.5 and 8 to version 9. In web hosting these steps are applicable to both Linux as well as Windows.

  Plesk is one of the control panels used to manage activities of a server. To learn more about Plesk check Benefits of Plesk . Web Hosting providers provide customers with either Plesk, cPanel etc. for the purpose server management.

  
  

  The Plesk Migration Manager is not available with Parallels Plesk Panel Beta, Plesk 9 release and the first patch 9.0.1. But it is possible to manually migrate Parallels Plesk Panel version 8.x using Plesk Backup Manager.

  It is possible to migrate Plesk panel as a separate domain and clients or as a whole.

  Follow the below procedure for the same:

  A] Server Migration

  1. Log onto a secure server and create a complete back up of Plesk using pleskbackup:

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskbackup all BACKUP.FILE

  2. Now copy the dump to the destination server using Parallel Plesk panel version 9 and convert the back-up to version 9 with pre9-backup-convert.

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pre9-backup-convert -v convert -d /var/lib/psa/dumps/ BACKUP.FILE

  Here /var/lib/psa/dumps is the Back-up directory on the destination Plesk panel 9.

  This creates number of backup XML files and subdirectories with data under /var/lib/psa/dumps/

  3. Log in to Plesk as administrator and change to the server backup repository

  HOME >>> BACK-UP MANAGER >>> SERVER REPOSITORY

  There is a list of back up files in the server repository.

  4. Select the back-up name to enter Back up details page.

  5. Select the necessary restoration options and Click restore to initiate the process of restoration.

  
  

  B] Clients Migration

  1. Log onto the source server and take a backup of clients that need to be migrated or complete server back-up :

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskbackup clients CLIENT.LOGIN BACKUP.FILE

  OR

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskbackup all BACKUP.FILE

  2. Now Copy the dump to destination Plesk panel 9 and convert to version 9 with pre9-backup-convert.

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pre9-backup-convert -v convert -d /var/lib/psa/dumps/ BACKUP.FILE

  This creates number of back-up XML files and the sub-directories with data under /var/lib/psa/dumps/.

  3. Now log in to Plesk as an administrator and create new client with the same login of migrated client.
  4.Now access local backup repository of the new client.

  Clients >>> Client Name >>> Back Manager.

  As the login of the new created client coincides with login of the client from the dump, the converted back up should be shown in repository.

  5.Click the back-up name to enter Back-up details page.
  6.As per requirement select the restoration options and hit Restore to initiate the restoration process.

  C] Domain Migration

  1. Login to the source server and create back up of the domain that needs to be migrated or the the entire server back-up with pleskbackup:

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskbackup domains DOMAIN.NAME BACKUP.FILE

  OR

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskbackup all BACKUP.FILE

  2. Copy the dump to destination Plesk panel 9 and convert the back up to version 9 with pre9-backup-convert.

  /usr/local/psa/bin/pre9-backup-convert -v convert -d /var/lib/psa/dumps/ BACKUP.FILE

  This creates the number of backup XML files and subdirectories with data under /var/lib/psa/dumps.

  3. Login to Plesk panel as an administrator and create new domain that coincides with name of the migrated domain from backup

  4. Access local backup repository of the domain

  Domains >>> Domain.name >>> Backup Manager.

  As the new domain coincides with domain from the backup the converted backup should be shown in the repository.

  5. Click the back-up name to enter Back-Up Details page.

  6. Select the required restoration options and click Restore to initiate the restoration process.

  The migration of objects from Parallels Plesk panel version 7.5 one should first convert the back-up to version with the utility back-up convert. After successfully doing so one may convert the backup to version 9 with pre9backup-convert and then restore it through BackUp Manager in the control panel.

  Tags: cpanel, Domain Migration, linux, Parallels Plesk Panel Beta, Plesk7.5, Plesk8.x, Plesk9, Server Data Migration, server management, server migration, Web Hosting, windows, XML

• 08Jan

  Windows or Linux VPS Hosting The Best Alternative To Windows and Linux Dedicated Hosting.

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  Virtual Private Server (VPS) or VPS Hosting as more commonly referred, is enabled with the partitioning of a high specification machine into Virtual Servers. Like the dedicated servers, VPS too provides private environments to the customers.

  VPS offers similar features as that of a dedicated server. The VPS web hosting is available in two options 1. Windows VPS Hosting and 2. Linux VPS Hosting.

  Multiple operating systems or software’s can be run on the same physical server, yet offering completely private server environment similar to the dedicated server environment. Every VPS hosting environment is entirely independent from other VPS systems and memory, the CPU processes and disk space can be segregated for each Virtual Private Server. This offers most of the benefits as that of a dedicated server but at much lower prices.

  

  Below are few other benefits of Windows VPS hosting and Linux VPS Hosting.

  a) Individual secure and separate VPS hosting environment

  b) Offers the ability to host multiple web-sites on a virtual server(s)

  c) Offers enhances control which includes server back-ups and reboots

  d) Complete anti-virus protection

  e) Virtuozzo power panel offering

  f) Plesk control panel for Windows

  g) Complete remote control and access of VPS servers

  h) The ability to install and configure whatever applications the client wishes on the VPS server

  i) Highly flexible servers can be upgraded without any kind of interruption in the services(depends who the web host is)

  j) Fully managed servers which include updates on operating system.

  VPS hosting provides customers with more secure hosting environment, with complete root access and the ability to configure and install anything that the customer wishes within his/er environment. On a particular machine there are more than one virtual servers, none of the users can view, change, configure, de-configure, install, uninstall  or delete any data from the other VPS account on the same server.

  To learn more about VPS features, benefits and usage, please refer to the below given links:

  • Future Web Hosting Initiates With Virtual Private Servers

  • Virtual Private Server (VPS) And Types Of VPS Control Panels

  • Windows Virtual Private Server Hosting Explained In A Simple Way

  Tags: Linux VPS Hosting, Microsoft, plesk, Plesk control panel, Virtual Private Server, Virtual Servers, Virtuozzo, vps, VPS hosting, VPS Web Hosting, windows, Windows VPS hosting

• 14Dec

  Control Panel For Windows Web Hosting : Plesk

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  Plesk control panel was developed by specialized and experienced web hosting company and IT professionals for Windows Web Hosting. It contains almost every essential tool to manage the Internet activity.

  

  Plesk is a control panel which is used only with Windows Web Hosting solutions, it comes with a capability to allow users to easily control the various tasks of a Web site. It enables the management of every necessary tool for the Windows web hosting. Its major usage can be seen in the Windows Dedicated server hosting solutions.

  Plesk control panel provides users with web interface for databases such as My SQL and MS SQL. Users have the privilege to choose between SmarterStats, AWstats and Webalizer which are the traffic statistics tools, it also helps in viewing the traffic history. Users get SSL and non-SSL content served from the same physical directory. Users can automatically create new web-sites based on templates or as per the users requirements. Creation of DNS with Apache or FTP tool is simple with Plesk. The bandwidth used by websites, FTP can be monitored using Plesk control panel.

  Auto-responders, E-mails and E-mail groups can be easily managed and created with the help of Plesk. Plesk also comes with a feature of Log Rotation Management. Users can manage and upload web pages with File Manager or FrontPage Web-Admin.

  In Windows Web Hosting, Plesk enables users to create sub domains, manage site dynamic content. It comes with a new site Builder. Plesk helps in the management of dedicated IP’s, shared-IP and virtual IP domains, create standard/ frame forwarding domains and manage SSL certificate for domains.

  Most of the Web Hosting companies offer Plesk with Windows Web Hosting packages. Plesk has gained reputation for its reliability and stability as a control panel.

  Tags: Apache, DNS, Domain Name Server, MS SQL, My SQL, plesk, SSL, Web Hosting, Windows Web Hosting, Windows Web Hosting solutions

• 13Nov

  General difference between Clustered and Shared Web Hosting.

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  Clustered web hosting is designed to eliminate the problems inherited from the typical shared web hosting technology. This type of hosting provides customers with a clustered handling of security, load balancing and necessary resources.

  Human interference is not required in clustered hosting as the clustered hosting platform is data driven. The resources are virtualized beyond the limits of a single physical server which removes the limitation of the website to be present on a single server. The processing power and application resources are shared in Cluster web hosting. Incase of any changes done to a customer’s account then it gets propagated to each server present in the cluster. Whereas in shared web hosting changes to a configuration file takes effect after the server is re-booted. In clustered hosting multiple layers of security are integrated into the platform whereas in other types of web hosting the security layers are not integrated in the platform. The Clustered hosting network layer protection require intelligent routing, built in firewalls and proxy technology. It comprises of redundant switching fabric.

  Shared web hosting service refers to the hosting service in which many websites are hosted on a single server. Each website is assigned a particular limited space (Depends on the Shared Hosting Package) in which the web server resources are shared between many web-sites hosted on the same server. Shared web hosting is the most economical type of web hosting service available. Shared web hosting requires web based control panel such as cPanel, Plesk, Direct Admin etc. The servers might have Windows or Linux operating systems installed on them. Both have similar interfaces and functionality with only difference in the operating system. As the resources offered by a single server are used by each website optimum performance cannot be expected which is not the case with dedicated web hosting service. The secure websites are not properly supported in shared web hosting platforms. All the websites share the same IP address and the same domain name. Improper configuration of file permissions with shared files might lend access of file to other users present on the same server.

  Tags: Clustered web hosting, cpanel, dedicated web hosting service, Linux Hosting, plesk, Shared Hosting Package, Shared Web Hosting, shared web hosting technology, Virtualisation, WebServer security, windows hosting

• 05Nov

  Deciding Between Various Web Hosting Packages As Per Requirements.

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  Web Hosting Package details as per Users Requirements.

  Personal Web Hosting : Personal Web Hosting is cheap, reliable and affordable.

  Who should go for such web hosting package?

  • New WebMasters.
  • Users that intend to build a web site using few simple steps.
  • Users that want to host multiple domains.
  • Users who want to migrate to a better web hosting service provider.

  In this kind of a web hosting package the website building tools are provided free of cost.

  Business Web Hosting : The business web hosting package is hosted on powerful shared hosting platform. Business hosting can be suggested for users who already own a website but because of increase in the sites web traffic require maximum stability, performance and best uptime is essential.

  Who should go for Business Web Hosting Package?

  • Users who are Business owners.
  • Owners of E-commerce web sites.
  • Programmers and Webmasters.

  Windows Web Hosting : Users have an option to opt between two control panels : Plesk and Hosting controller. Windows hosting can be chosen if users require special server side scripting support for .ASP, .Net, MS SQL and MS access based applications.

  Who should opt for Windows Web Hosting?

  • Users that require Windows 2003 environment.
  • Users who are Webmasters and Programmers.
  • Users that require support for .ASP, .NET, MS SQL, MS Access.

  Reseller Web Hosting : This type of web hosting provides both cPanel hosting and Windows reseller hosting. Reseller hosting can be opted for either Linux (cPanel) and Windows (Plesk) platforms. Reseller hosting is suitable for the users who want to start their small web hosting service, web designers or for the users who intend to manage many websites with separate control panels. This type of web hosting is also known as affordable web hosting.

  Who should select a Reseller Web Hosting Package?

  • Web hosting resellers.
  • Web designers.
  • The users who want to manage multiple domains in an affordable manner.

  VPS Web Hosting : VPS means Virtual Private Servers. VPS hosting includes Windows VPS and Linux VPS hosting services. Such hosting service is ideal for the web sites that has heavy traffic may it be in the form of downloading or number of visitors. The VPS web hosting is a cheaper alternative to dedicated web hosting with the same server resources as that of the dedicated server hosting.

  Who should select a VPS web hosting service?

  • Web hosting resellers and designers
  • Websites that have heavy traffic.

  Dedicated Server Hosting : Dedicated server hosting is best suited for the users that require full power, control and complete accessibility. In this type of web hosting web server can be customized to its complete power.

  Who should opt for Dedicated Server Hosting?

  • Online stores and e-Commerce companies.
  • Large and heavily loaded websites.
  • ISP’s and web hosting service providers.
  • Mid to large sized companies.

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• 01Nov

  Understand Windows Web Hosting.

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  With the use of latest web technology, Windows Web Hosting can be very easily achieved. As the name suggests Microsoft Windows which is the most popular operating system till date is used for Windows Web Hosting. Windows if used in such a way can prove to be fruitful for many businesses as well as individuals purposes. Windows not only provides an Operating system but also a web hosting server which is used for Windows web hosting services.

  

  Windows has developed many standard tools which are now-a-days used by users across the globe to design and develop different web-sites. Windows OS is a useful highly web compatible operating system(OS) . No matter if you have a Linux operating system installed at our local computer, yet one can opt for hosting your website on a Windows web hosting server. Users usually prefer a Windows web hosting, incase they intend to build the website for personal purposes or for the purpose of their small businesses. Internet Information Server is a built-in technology by the Windows Web hosting service. Internet Information Server (IIS) has its own server which sends out that provides web-pages to web browsers, it also supports Windows NT operating.

  

  REASONS TO CHOOSE WINDOWS WEB HOSTING

  Users are assigned a new e-mail account and web tools as a part of Windows Web hosting package/service provided by the web host. The web host provides a control panel, with the help of which a windows web hosting server can be setup. The simplest control panel well suited for Windows is Plesk designed by Sw-Soft. It is more user friendly because of its GUI (Graphical User Interface) which simplifies designing and developing the websites. The scripts supported by Windows are HTML, CGI and PHP which can be used in developing websites. Many of the software’s and programs are offered free of cost.

  

  As Windows have developed many easy to access tools, it has become one of the most preferred web hosting services and also Windows being the oldest player has developed efficient end effective technology and support.

  TIPS TO CHOOSE A SERVICE PROVIDER

  There are many web hosting providers active in the market, but to chose between them one simple method is searching Google and chose from the ones on the first page itself. The web hosting provider should have excellent customer and technical facility. The provider should have highly trained professional staff who are available on a 24×7 basis for the purpose of getting instant solutions. The web hosting provider should have all the three mediums of communications: Over the phone, Chat and E-mail. Reputation of the service provider too is very important.

  Tags: CGI, google, GUI, HTML, linux, Operating System, OS, PHP, web compatible, Web Hosting, web hosting server, web technology, windows, windows hosting, Windows Web Hosting, Windows Web hosting service

• 29Sep

  Plesk vs Cpanel

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  Many of the Web hosting companies provide cPanel and Plesk as web hosting control panels to their clients with the servers. These control panels work with different types of operating systems and hence are provided with the same. Plesk is available with both the operating systems Windows as well as Linux, whereas cPanel is available with Linux operating systems only. But according to the sources, this will change when cPanel will release its cPanel/WHM 2008 control panel for windows 2008 which is said to be released in 2008. This means that after this release cPanel will be available with Windows operating systems also.

  cPanel

  Generally for Linux operating systems the control panel which is preferred by most of the users is cPanel and this is due to the fact that cPanel is based on Perl scripts and this is the reason why it requires little to no database access most of the time. Also, as it is based on Perl scripts its loading time is comparatively less than many of the other control panels available. When using cPanel developers can build their own custom functions and programs for use within cPanel as cPanel has the capability to sort add-ons and also provides add-on functionality. Some of the examples of add-ons include ‘Fantastico’ and ‘RVSkins’. cPanel also provides server side information to the end user which they may have to use in some mission critical cases and due to these reasons cPanel has greater capabilities in comparison to Plesk control panel.

  

  cPanel also includes Web Host Manager (also called WHM in short) which is also a control panel specially created within cPanel and it is designed for the purpose of simplifying the task of reselling web hosting services. Due to this reason it is very simple to resell the web hosting services by setting up a reseller account with the help of cPanel. In comparison to cPanel, it is difficult to resell web hosting services with Plesk as it is a single control panel and setting up a reseller account is difficult with it. You can also migrate your hosting account to another cPanel hosting provider easily by integrating a site migration module as cPanel allows you to do so. So with the help of this system you can transfer all your sites and settings without loosing your important data. This system makes cPanel completely different from all the control panels available with the web hosting providers as this system is not available in other control panels.

  Plesk

  Plesk is considered to be the most reliable control panel in the Windows web hosting industry and this is the reason that it is also preferred by most of the users of Windows operating systems. HostingController which is also a control panel for Windows operating system and is said to be a rival to Plesk could not succeed as it is considered to be unreliable in comparison to Plesk and due to this Plesk gained more importance in the Windows web hosting industry. Plesk is a cross platform control panel and is available with different versions for both Linux and Windows operating systems. Developers are unable to create there own add-ons with Plesk and so it is said to be a closed operating system. However, it is possible to integrate many other programs with the help of Plesk as Plesk allows integration for many other programs in different fields and it also has the ability to allow clients to use SmarterMail in the Windows version of Plesk.

  

  As Plesk is a cross platform control panel and has versions for both Windows and Linux operating system companies can run the same control panel for both the operating systems instead of different control panels for different operating systems due to which technicians will require less training as they have to work on the same operating system and this will result in the saving of time and money for the company. However Plesk cannot be considered as the best control panel in terms of security for Windows as well as Linux operating systems as several holes have been found out within the Plesk software which allows Hackers to take control of the Windows server through Plesk control panel and Hackers can still gain access to the server even if the administrator password of the server is changed which is also a backdrop of the Plesk control panel.

  Conclusion

  If you want a control panel for both the systems then you can go with Plesk as what you will learn can be applied to both the operating systems which will save your time and money and make an effect on your business. However, if you want to go with the leader of the market and have enough time to study both the control panels (cPanel for Linux, Plesk for Windows) then you should go for cPanel as you can customize it according to you requirements and provide your customers with a good control over their websites.

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