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Types of the hosting control panel

What is control panel hosting?

The control panel hosting is software that is installed on the host and adds a graphical user interface to it. With this graphical user interface, there is no need to perform complicated steps to access different parts of the site. Moreover, with just a few clicks you can manage emails, users, resources, backups, and more.

Assessing some types of the control panel hosting

Firstly and more importantly, You are not allowed to use any control panel that you want. Apart from features, selecting an appropriate control panel is highly depends on the server operating system (Linux or Windows) and the programming language of your site.

In the following, we will discuss what operating system and programming language are suitable for each type of control panel.

cPanel

cPanel is one of the most popular web hosting control panels in the world. Note that cPanel is just for Linux servers. Moreover, supports sites written in Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP programming language.

Benefits of cPanel

Disadvantages of cPanel

In addition, the cracked version of cPanel has a low level of security and increases the vulnerability of your site to hack.

Direct Admin

Direct Admin may not be as popular as C Panel, but it has a great advantage you can use it with an official and legal license. , Like cPanel, Direct Admin, is suitable for Linux servers. This control panel supports sites written in Nginx and PHP.

Benefits of Direct Admin

Cons of Direct Admin

Plesk

Plesk control panel can be used for both Windows and Linux hosts. So you have no problem with the operating system. Plesk supports sites written in ASP.net, Python, Ruby, PHP, and Node.js

Pros of Plesk

Disadvantages of Plesk

Direct Admin, Plesk, or cPanel?

We have compared these three control panels from the following five views:

User interface

When it comes to using a control panel, the first thing a user considers is the user interface. The user interface should be such that it creates a good feeling in the user and easy access to its various parts.

In the following, you can see the user interface of cPanel

cPanel
One of the popular types of control panels.

The user interface is a bit complicated and misleading for beginners; But the more they work with it, the less complex it will be. Professional users of cPanel usually have no problems with the user interface.

In the following, you can see the user interface of Plesk.

The Plesk user interface is more modern than the other 2 control panels, and 90% of those who have worked with it have had positive feelings. Additionally, with this user interface, it is extremely easy to manage different sites or servers.

In the following picture, you can see the user interface of Direct Admin.

Direct Admin Control Panel With its new panel, it has made all the tools, statistics, and various system information and menus available to the user on one central page. To access each section, you must enter its special menu and apply the necessary settings. Simplicity is the main feature of the Direct Admin user interface, But some people think that this simplicity makes their work too difficult and they have to go a long way to access some parts of the panel.

Security

Security is a very serious issue in control panel hosting and the makers of these control panels are well aware of it. In the following items we are going to appraisal each control panel from the view of security:

Operating system compatibility

All three control panels are capable of working with the Linux operating system. However, Plesk also can support Windows, and this is the difference between Plesk and the other two control panels. Now if you are planning to use a control panel that can support both PHP and ASP sites, the best choice is the popular Plesk control panel.

Updating

Without a doubt, having the latest version of any software will eliminate many bugs, vulnerabilities, and vulnerabilities of older versions.

Backup

The importance of backup in control panel hosting becomes clear when you want to make changes to your site or your data is lost for any reason. In this case, a backup of the whole site or part of it can help you.

To sum up

This is from the introduction and comparison of three different control panels for hosts. In this post, we talk about some important aspects of three famous control panels that are used in servers.

 

 

 

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