Web Hosting Control Panels
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There are many players in the web hosting field – from individual to big corporation. Web hosting is a highly-competitive field that drives the web hosting players to offer feature-rich hosting plans at affordable cost. Web hosting is the basic thing a webmaster needs to make his website visible to the world.
The competitiveness of the web hosting field compels web hosting companies to excel each other. Almost all the top companies are giving very efficient technical support. Extra features like free domain name and site builder and the pricing vary from company to company. But the Control Panel makes a difference and you should pick the service that suits your needs.
A Control Panel is software provided by the web hosting company to control and manage some of the settings related to your web site. It is like a vital part of your body. Using the Control Panel, you can manage activities like creating email and FTP accounts, getting site statistic reports and more. Though the Control Panel alone can not be used as a yardstick to judge the quality of a web hosting service, it is important to know about the Control Panel. It is a vital aspect of a web hosting service.
Control panels for Windows Only platform
Helm is a Windows-only web hosting control panel. Helm control panel has many customer-friendly features; the most striking feature is the billing information. With the exception of H-sphere (see below), most commonly-used control panels do not provide billing information inside the control panel. Helm is easy to operate and has a good standard interface.
Hosting Accelerator is another Windows-only web hosting control panel. It tries to make a by impression by showing more features, but showing too much won’t make a best impression. The interface is not planned properly and it lacks in extra feature. It’s best suited for seasoned players.
Control Panels For Linux Only Platform
cPanel occupies the number one place among the control panels, mainly due to its many features, easy operation and low cost. It is based on Linux platform and serves for over ten flavors of Linux. Many hosting companies prefer it. cPanel costs only $20 per month/server.
Interworx has a clean interface, many features and deserves to be ranked at the top of Linux-only web hosting control panels.
DirectAdmin is another control panel serving the Linux platform. DirectAdmin provides low-hosting cost at $10 per month. It is the easiest control panel to use. Though it claims to have more features, it needs lot of improvements to match the other Linux only control panels.
The disadvantage of web hosting companies using either a Linux-only and Windows-only control panel is loss of customers to the other platform.
Control Panels For Both Linux And Windows
Plesk, works on both Linux and Windows platforms. Many web hosting providers who serve Linux and Windows hosting customers prefer Plesk. The Plesk interface looks like Windows XP and it is expensive as it serves both the platforms. The website builder tool and other features integrate well with Plesk.
H-Sphere is another control panel for both Linux and Windows. Through H-Sphere is widely used by the web hosting sites, it lacks some features when compared to Plesk and cPanel. But it offers many features from key functionalities to complete automation.
Ensim, another control panel for both Windows and Linux, has to cover more grounds when compared to other web hosting control panels serving both Linux and Windows.
Bottom Line: cPanel is preferred for Linux hosting and Helm control panel is best for web hosting clients running Windows servers. After deciding on the control panel, choose the web hosting service which offers extra features, apart from good technical support, at a reasonable price. The extra features you can look for are, free domain name, website builder, unlimited sub domain and many more.
Author: Sanka Rapandian
Source: GoArticles.com
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