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CP Questions

01.30.13
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CP is slow with IE


My CP works slow in Internet Explorer, while it’s OK in Mozilla/Netscape.

The latest IE version has certain problems with caching images. Try to set cache settings to “Automatically”, and also increase memory for file caching.
01.30.13
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SiteStudio doesn’t work correctly


hi,
My SiteStudio doesn’t work correctly.Plz. help

These are the most typical reasons for problems with SiteStudio:

  • DISPLAY variable is not set
  • xvfrb is not running
  • Image Maker was not started
  • The information you enter for user to connect to his ftp account is invalid
  • The URL to access user’s site is incorrectly entered
  • User’s home dir is incorrectly entered
  • User’s home dir has incorrect permissions
  • FTP and URL point to different sites
  • FTP password or login name, or server
  • FIrewall does not allow ftp connection
01.30.13
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Logging problem in admin cp


I have created a reseller account from cpwebhosting.net, logged in, but can’t enter admin cp.Plz. help

Make sure:
– you have configured DNS for resellers
– you are using a registered domain.

If you need to use an unregistered domain for your own use only, add this domain to your hosts file (/etc/hosts on *nix systems).

01.30.13
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control panel help


I have a Reseller web hosting account with H-sphere.My CP works slow in Internet Explorer, while it’s OK in Mozilla/Netscape.

The latest IE 6 version has certain problems with caching images. Try to set cache settings to “Automatically”, and also increase memory for file caching.

01.30.13
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Softwares that are installed on cpwebhosting H-shpere unix boxes


cpwebhosting.net clients can find the following following software is installed on H-Sphere Unix Web boxes:
Core services:

  • Apache Web Server
    o H-Sphere 2.5 and up: hsphere-apache (without PHP modules)
    o Before H-Sphere 2.5: hsphere-apache-webbox (PHP 4 included)
  • ProFTPd FTP Server

Additional software:

  • SSL support: OpenSSL
  • PHP:
    o PHP 4 – all supported H-Sphere versions;
    o PHP 5 – H-Sphere 2.5 and up.
  • Perl
  • Third-party log analyzers (Web statistics calculators):
    o Webalizer, ModLogAn, AWStats – included into H-Sphere default installation
    o Urchin v.3.xx, 4.xx, 5.xx – supported but not included to the installation
  • FrontPage Extensions – upload server for Microsoft FrontPage site builder
  • Webshell – H-Sphere integrated Web directory file manager
  • MnoGoSearch – search engine that indexes websites by keywords

Security schemes:

  • Webbox security scheme – preventing manipulation with logs directory permissions.

 

01.30.13
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cPanel and WHM relation


Hi,
I am looking for a web hosting account for my newly build website. I heared about two control panels cPanel and WHM. How do cPanel and WHM relate to each other?

cPanel is the end-user web hosting front-end that allows the webmaster to manage all aspects of their website in a simple web-based interface. cPanel allows the user to spend more time actually working on the content of their website and less worrying about how to implement or manage features. WHM is the web-based interface for systems administrators and web hosting reseller clients. It manages everything from new customer account creation to monitoring and configuring services.

01.30.13
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List of hosting control panels


How many hosting control panels are available. any body can give me the List of different hosting control panels ?

some of control panels are

Hosting Controller
AlternC
Web-cp
HostFlow
Directadmin
Ravencore
ISPConfig Hosting Control Panel
DTC (Domain Technologie Control)
ServerCP
DotNetPanel
ZPanel
CubePanel Windows and Linux

Add this to the list

XPanel
ASM
Interworx
CPanel / WHM
LPanel

Also add these

Plesk
VishwaKarma
Webmin
H-Sphere
SysCP
HELM
ZOMOS
CP+
InsPanel
HostingAccelerator
Ensim
Etrinix Corp
Cwipanel
Webhost Panel
VHCS
Hosting Controller

Which one of these can you recommend?
I would recommend H-sphere, its a user friendly and highly popular control panel.
We use H-Sphere, it’s a complete system. They constantly update it and has far fewer bugs than CPanel.
I, personally would recommend H-sphere. They have many great features and very easy to navigate.

When it comes to selection of control panel for a newbie then its very important that he must look on following aspect:

1. Level of support, response time of your query for both free and paid control panel
2. User friendly and logical interface.
3. Other FREE value-added services, like billing system, payment processing, scripting, DNS, Mail, DB managers etc.
4. Now days you will find couple of CP vendors offering FREE 3rd-party soft wares like free mail, statistic servers etc. This will save you a handsome amount of money at the end.
5. Only if you are a programmer, how much customization that CP support and how easily 3rd-party applications can be integrated?
6. Few experience web host may not find it significant but it’s very important for newbie (especially) that how easily control panel and its supported soft wares can be installed and integrated together. I know few CP vendors charge for installation and configuration of their application.
7. Last but not the least – Price, looks for both one-time and monthly rental options. Try to find a cheap solution for your business.

These could be few points a newbie MUST look before selecting any control panel because once you start using a CP its difficult to switch, believe me.

Thanks for reply. I m looking for a fully featured control panel . i m thinking for H-sphere. which host provide it
01.30.13
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cPanel on Windows platforms


hi,
I m looking for a window Reseller web hosting plan with cPanel .Can I use cPanel on Windows platforms.

No, cPanel only work on Linux platforms.

thanx steve, can u suggest me which control panel works on Windows platforms.

H-Sphere control panel works on Windows platforms.

H-Sphere is designed for both Linux and Windows platforms.

01.30.13
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H-Sphere – good or bad ??


I’d be interested in hearing other hosts’ experiences with H-Sphere, good or bad.
H-Sphere is a good control panel.
We’ve been using H-Sphere for almost 2 years now, and love it – the product is great, although I think it can take a little getting used to
Hsphere Stats is good if your cluster is not to big, other wise you have to get a custom version from them.
H-Sphere is best.
PSoft and their support is also very good, they have recently started a nomination/voting – license holders can ask for new features and vote for them etc
01.30.13
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Features of H-sphere control panel


cpwebhosting.net provides H-sphere control panel with their all web hosting plans. can any one tell me the features of H-sphere control panel.

H-Sphere is designed for both Linux and Windows platforms. Moreover, resellers can set up plans for both Linux and Windows and administer sites on different servers from the same control panel. The control panel, actually a separate server, also provides administrative access to the integrated helpdesk.

In my opinion beginning webmasters may find H-Sphere too complicated for their needs. More advanced users, however, appreciate the features and control that H-Sphere offers the end user. A key feature is the ability to have control over separate domains with multi-domain hosting.
From the reseller’s point of view, H-Sphere has a higher learning curve than most other control panels because of its numerous features. For example, when setting up a new plan, the administrator has two pages of features to choose from, including setup and monthly pricing for optional services.
H-Sphere comes with the website builder SiteStudio, which guides users through a variety of style choices and stores content separately from the layout. No HTML or FTP knowledge is required.

H-Sphere is a scalable multiserver web hosting solution. It has many advanced features and a sophisticated billing system to automate and improve your web hosting tasks. H-Sphere was designed to work on many servers and can be scaled by adding more web, mail, database, and DNS servers without any downtime. It provides a simple, easy-to-use web interface that can be maintained from any computer with internet connection. H-Sphere was written in Java and works with any SQL-compliant database. It runs only industry standard software.


H-Sphere offers the highest level of web-hosting operations by providing:

* Complete automation for Linux, FreeBSD and Windows platforms
* Billing solution
* Over 20 Supported Merchant Gateways
* Flexibility at all levels
* Private label resellers
* User-friendly control panel
* Comprehensive set of hosting features

H-Sphere is a comprehensive hosting automation system that allows you to provide a heterogeneous operating system environment to your customers across multiple servers. It can manage hosting servers located in various data centers.

H-Sphere can have a multiple server layout, called a cluster. The main server in the cluster is the actual H-Sphere Control Panel, a web application with graphical interface, which centralizes all hosting management tasks, controls all hosting servers and services, manages users, domains, events, and processes. The Control panel consists of many subsystems, the major of them being the following:

* DNS Management
* Server Management
* User Signup
* Billing & Plan Management
* Merchant Gateway Management
* User/Account/Domain Management
* Resellers
* Automatic Domain Registration
* SSL
* Support Center
* Look And Feel Management

Through H-Sphere web interface, you can configure and manage these and other subsystems, other servers, user accounts and domains, etc. All system data, such as billing, domain, and other info, is stored in the Postgres system database.

DNS is managed by H-Sphere.

A typical H-Sphere setup requires one service domain name (example.com) which is used as:
– the control panel domain (cp.example.com:8080 or cp.example.com:8443),
– web server domain (web1.example.com, web2.example.com),
– name server domain (ns1.example.com, ns2.example.com), etc.
It can also be used for third level hosting and instant access domain aliases, as well as to host the corporate (promotional) website.

The most typical configuration is to have two DNS servers, each on a separate box. In case of one-server installations, you can put two DNS servers on one box. By default, H-Sphere randomly assigns primary and secondary DNS servers for each domain to balance server load. If you want, you can assign master and slave roles to DNS logical servers.
H-Sphere creates a zone file for each domain name on both name servers, and allows end users to create custom DNS records through a web interface.

H-Sphere offers fully automated user signup through the signup wizard. Depending on the billing type and signup settings, accounts may not be created until moderated by administrator. For instance, an account may not be immediately created because it was blacklisted by Signup Guard or because the user doesn’t pay with a credit card.
H-Sphere can work with credit card processors and web based payment systems to collect payments from customers.