Web Hosting Control Panel

Hi Apache Room

I have Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 with Apache, hmail, and FileZilla Servers installed and working well.
I host several of friends and family's small websites at the moment.
I would like to install a Web Hosting Control Panel to better manage those websites.
Anybody please provide me with some suggestions about what Web Hosting Control Panel I should use (I am a supporter of open source software)

Amanda Nguyen

 

Most of the control panels require fresh server. Also, I am not aware of any open source cp that can work on Windows XP.

Kailash

 

Kailash , could you define "fresh server" for me. I think you mean the control panel is installed first . Am I correct ?
Amanda Nguyen

 

I meant that there should not be installed any control panel previously. Because sometime control panels require to make changes in system file (ex. cPanel). So there is a chance that the new control panel may not fuction properly.

Kailash

 

I recommend cPanel

cPanel.net

Number one Control Panel

and also iPanel, which is an add-on to cPanel.

 

cPanel can't be installed on Windows. It is currently under development and it will work only on Windows 2008 server.

Kailash

 

Kailash : I haven't installed a control panel previously , so there isn't the issue of prior install . While I have you here ... what control panel do you recommend ?

Amanda Nguyen

 

cPanel requires a fresh installation CentOs or Red Hat
then it will turn your whole computer into a server! I recommend it.

 

Hi Amanda,

so far I haven't used any control panel with Windows XP.

Kailash

 

Windows XP... Hmm.... I am not sure if Plesk would run with Windows XP. If you were running a server edition it would though.

 

No control panel is there for Windows XP all control panels will work only in server edition of windows

 

Hey,

I just came to know that latest version of webmin can be installed on the Windows XP. Check the below link:

http://www.webmin.com/windows.html

Not sure about web server whether it is using Apache or IIS.

Kailash

 

As far as I know, webmin only uses Apache. I also just became aware of the fact that you can run webmin on windows, very neat.

It's a good control panel, but if you're coming from a cPanel world you'll notice the difference.

 

I prefer webmin, it's very good

 

What is the best free hosting panel solution?

 

I have gone through Vista Panel, Plesk and Cpanel.

Of all these 3, Cpanel is the best and the most sold.

I havnt seen a FULL control panel of direct admin, but would wish to review it if i get a chance.

 

If i am right Cpanel will work only in Linux, still now the windows edition of Cpanel is not released commercially

 

It does probably work out well. You need to ask the support there. I think i have seen windows hosting servers providing Cpanel for windows aswell. And they allow you to go into the server via VNC or teamviewer.

 

Plesk runs good on windows.