Choose The Right Web Control Panel
Hi, Do you know what is a web control panel and why does it matter to me when signing up for a web hosting account? Web hosting control panels are software packages that are installed on the web server where your account is hosted. The web control panel gives the web hosting customer much more control over his web hosting account. There are built-in features of the web control panel, you will be able to add and remove email accounts, set up FTP accounts, change passwords, add or remove MySQL databases, read your web statistics, install scripts, read web email and much more.
Most web control panels are very graphical and easy to use. Once you get used to one, it’s hard to go back. One web control panel that is used heavily in the industry is the “cpanel”. Here is a list of some good Web control panels:
1) Cpanel => It is one of the best, widely used and my favorite web control panel. It is the No.1 Control panel. It allows users to manage and monitor their web site. In cPanel users can manage email and ftp accounts, view site statistics, manage addon and parked domains, manage their files, backup their site, and more. This is easy to use and it is filled with some useful features.
Its key features are:
* Free Installation!
* Unlimited Domains per Server!
* Complete Server Administration Interface!
* Fully Featured Domain Owner Interface!
* Separate Server Administrator, Reseller and Domain Owner access!
* Free Language Support!
* Free Virus Scanner!
* Free GameServers!
2) DirectAdmin => It is on the second number on my own ranking. It is also very good Web control panel. It provide features like E-Mail Menu, FTP Menu, DNS Menu, Statistics Menu, FrontPage Extensions, Subdomains Menu, File Manager, MySQL Databases, Site Backup, Error Pages and much more. Is is also available for Adminsitartors and Resellers. Its main feature is that it support Live updates. There is no need to manually download, extract, and install DirectAdmin. It performs all updates automatically.
3) ZPanel => It is also very good promising web control panel. Moreover it is open source and Free to use and download. Its main features are installable scripts (like Fatastico), Easy bulletin board installation, server information to your clients, Total hits, currently viewing page, Easy chat service installation. Is the FTP server up? Is the MySQL server up? This is the most valueable feature I found in it 
, Whois feature, File Manager. More over it is Open Source. Why don’t you Download it?
When searching for a new web host, ask the web hosts to see a demonstration of the web control panel they use or if they have screen shots and a feature list available. There are many different types of web control panels available today and it’s always best to choose the one that best suits your needs. If you are moving from one host to another, it might be a good idea to look for one that offers the same web control panel. If you like the control panel, this step will save you a lot of time and hassle.
Thanks.
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