CPANEL VS WEBMIN HOW TO
CPANEL VS WEBMIN INSTALL
CPANEL VS WEBMIN PRO

I don't doubt you can still do a lot of command line stuff. If I was just hosting nothing but my own sites I would just use a plain linux box no need for the fluffĪnd if I was a bit Linux challenged but I knew enough to get around I would use Directadmin or webmin although if I had to choose between the 2 I would pick Directadmin I don't know what version/os/server you are using but I can tell you from first hand use that newer WHM on CentOS on a VPS breaks yum (or yum breaks WHM.one of the two or maybe both) and a whole lot of other things. It is true that cPanel/WHM is a bit bloated & un-customizable but its what the customer wants not what I want Have many cPanel servers on line some of them I have not lodged into whm in months as I prefer to use the command line over whm.

CPANEL VS WEBMIN INSTALL

You can yum update & yum install to your hearts contentĪnd you do not have to use WHM for anythingĮverything can be done from the command line if you so choose Last edited by UnfinishedSentenc 01-16-2010 at 03:07 AM.įirst of all let me correct you on a error in your post I'm sure you will find all sort of new things to use it for and you have so much more control and many more options with a VPS. With the price of VPS's now a days, it not very expensive to have you very own even if you just need it for a few static web pages. If it's just you and you know a bit about CentOS already or want to, my advice is go with Virtualmin and you will NEVER look back. That's a bit different situation and cPanel is tailor made for that stuff. If you are reselling then a lot of customers may be familar with cPanel and will not like Usermin. That is just me so find out for yourself. It's the best of both worlds and I love it!

You can still do just about everything either from CentOS or Virtualmin/Webmin. You can still update with yum or from the virtualmin control panel. The CentOS you know and love is STILL that same CentOS after you install VirtualMin. The other thing I love so much about it is that it does not mess with Linux.

CPANEL VS WEBMIN PRO

The best part is it's totally free! They have a Pro version but I don't think most people need the pro stuff. They have a Virtualmin script that makes it a totally painless install which installs all 3 for you. Basically, Webmin is the Server admin part, Virtualmin is the Domain admin part and Usermin is the user control panel for checking webmail etc. You just have to get past the bad first impression. Put in the time to set up at least one virtual domain and I can almost guarantee you that you will fall in love. I know it is not just me because I have read many similar comments from people around the net. WHM/cPanel looks so slick and pro and virtualmin is like the wierd looking chick that nobody wants to dance with even though, as it turns out, she has a fantastic personality. Setting up virtual servers/domains is totally different comparedWHM/Cpanel. Here's the deal, if you come from using cPanel the first impression of Virtualmin is that you absolutely HATE it. I had already looked at Virtualmin but quickly bagged the idea. Ok so I kind of scrapped that idea and looked for alternatives.

CPANEL VS WEBMIN HOW TO

All my Linux knowledge was useless! I had to re-learn how to do everything from WHM. You pretty much have to do everything through WHM. It's basically no longer a CentOS server anymore. When you install WHM on top of your CentOS OS it basically takes over the WHOLE OS and changes everything. WHM is the Server Management part and cPanel is basically the web administration part. Since I am familiar with cPanel for webhosting it kind of seemed like a no brainer even if I did have to pay a couple bucks extra a month. The place I rent my VPS server from offers a WHM/Cpanel option. So I figured I would set up my own Linux VPS to host my websites. VPS servers cost about the same as a standard webhosting plan. I am fairly familiar with CentOS Linux now, although not with using it for webhosting. About the same time I dove into Linux doing someting else unrelated to webhosting.įast forward to the present. I started out a few years ago with cPanel via a webhosting company for a couple websites I was running. Having said that it's important to explain where I am at and where I am going with this. These two control panel families could not be more different in just about every way so I think it really comes down to where YOU are and where YOU want to go. Some of this may be obvious to some of you but whatever. I just want to document my experiences with these two control panel familes to help out other people who may be considering the 2 and curious which way to go. I'll try to make this as brief as possible

Cpanel vs webmin