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Control Panels

A control panel is a web-based administrative tool that makes it easy to manage many of the features and operations of a server. With a control panel, you can quickly add user accounts and services, easily migrate to larger or smaller servers, install and delete software, and much more. ServInt offers two of the best control panels available: cPanel/WHM and Parallels Plesk Panel. Expert users may choose to not use a control panel and instead opt for operating on the command-line. Either way, we're here to help and are more than willing to offer our advice on resolving your cPanel versus Plesk questions. Just ask us.

You'll notice the extensive features we've listed below differ between products. cPanel and Parallels market their tools differently, but these lists are the quickest and most accurate way to present a "snapshot view" to help you determine which is right for you.

The best way to choose a control panel is to visit the developers' websites to demo each panel. We strongly recommend visiting both cPanel and Parallels to view their demos and learn more about the offerings of cPanel versus Plesk.

cPanel/WHM Control Panel

cPanel/WHM splits its server administrative functions into two separate control panels: WHM for server control and cPanel for individual user account controls.

Visit the cPanel Website for further details on these cPanel features:

cPanel Features

Backup

  • Backup
  • Restore

Mail

  • Manage email accounts (add, remove, change password)
  • Webmail for all accounts
  • Auto-responders
  • Custom mail filtering
  • Forwarders
  • Mailing lists (mailman)
  • Ability to modify an MX entry
  • Spam filtering (SpamAssassin)

Stats

  • Webalizer web stats
  • Webalizer FTP stats
  • Analog stats
  • AWStats
  • View latest visitors
  • View bandwidth usage
  • View error log
  • Download raw log file

FTP

  • Manage FTP accounts (add, remove, change password)
  • Anonymous FTP controls
  • Ability to change FTP login message
  • Ability to kill FTP sessions

Site Tools

  • Web Protect (.htaccess editor)
  • Ability to change site password
  • Custom error pages
  • Redirects
  • Ability to edit MIME types
  • Ability to edit Apache handlers
  • File Manager

Subdomains

  • Ability to add/remove subdomains
  • Subdomain redirects
  • Stats for subdomains

Advanced Tools

  • SSH access
  • Manage GPG keys
  • Cron jobs

Pre-Installed CGI Scripts

  • Interchange Cart
  • Agora Cart
  • Bulletin Board
  • Java Chat
  • HTML Chat
  • phpMyChat
  • CGI Wrapper (for non-suexec installs)
  • Random HTML generator
  • Advanced Guestbook
  • Counter Generator
  • Java Clock Generator
  • Java Countdown Generator
  • Secure FormMail clone
  • CGIEmail
  • Entropy Search
  • Entropy Banner

Network Tools

  • DNS lookup
  • Traceroute

Database Management

  • Manage MySQL databases
  • phpMyAdmin access

WHM Features

  • Basic skinable User Interface
  • Ability to change automatic update schedule
  • Change hostname
  • Set server time
  • Three different reseller systems
  • Unix quota support
  • Ability to change MySQL root password
  • Disable/enable Suexec
  • Wheel su security
  • Remote access keys
  • Interactive knowledgebase
  • Server backup and restore
  • Config file rollback
  • Graceful and forceful reboot support
  • Service status page
  • Server info page
  • Quick access to Apache status
  • CPU/memory/MySQL usage history
  • Ability to limit users disk space, bandwidth, POP accounts, FTP accounts, shell access, SQL databases, lists and subdomains
  • Account upgrades/downgrades
  • Ability to rearrange accounts (move access between disks)
  • Suspension of accounts
  • Email all users
  • Change users’ passwords
  • Change ownership of an account (move account between resellers)
  • Demo mode
  • Custom suspension pages
  • Ability to copy accounts from other servers, including: cPanel, WebPanel, Parallels® Plesk Panel, CiHost/Spectro, Ensim, Alabanza
  • Built in cPanel/WHM Theme Manager
  • Access to addon cPanel themes
  • Domain parking/pointing
  • Add a DNS zone
  • DNS Zone Editor with syntax checker
  • Ability to Host DNS on a remote machine
  • Domain forwarding
  • Reset the MySQL root password
  • Repair a database
  • Change a database user’s password
  • Manage IP addresses (add/remove)
  • Format new hard disks
  • Optimize EIDE hard drives
  • Install Perl modules
  • Mail troubleshooter
  • Manage mail queue
  • View mail stats
  • Background process killer (detect & kill IRC bots)
  • View system processes
  • Reset a Mailman (Mailing List) password
  • Update to the latest version with a click
  • Change the SSL certificate cPanel/WHM uses
  • Generate a new SSL certificate
  • Install an SSL certificate
  • Restart services

Parallels® Plesk Panel

Visit the Parallels® for further details on these Parallels® Plesk Panel features:

Web

  • Web Servers: Apache
  • Scripting: Apache ASP, Perl, Python, SSI, SSL, CGI, Mod_Perl
  • More: Suexec, Restart Optimization, Skeleton Directory

Mail

  • MTAs: Qmail or Postfix
  • Web-based: IMP
  • AntiSpam: SpamAssassin
  • Mailing List: Mailman Aliasing, Auto-responses, Groups, User Access

DB

  • DBs: MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • DB Management: PhpMyAdmin, PhpPgMyAdmin, Secure Setup, Multi-user/Multi-DB

FTP

  • FTP Servers: ProFTPd
  • Features: Anonymous FTP, Upload Directory, FTP Throttling

DNS

  • Servers: Bind
  • Features: Master/Slave Management, Remote DNS, Load Balancing Support, Automated File Matching

Stats

  • Apps: AWStats, Webalizer, Plesk Traffic Manager
  • Features: Real Time Bandwidth, Custom Reports, Graphical User Breakdowns

More

  • Numerous additional applications and tools supported in the above categories as well as Website Creation, Backup, Firewall, Java, Migration Utilities, Extensive International Support and much more.

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