Introduction to Linux control panels

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Summary: This article will introduce you to the basic features supported by the WHM and Cpanel.


Beginning with the scratch, then currently we have two sets of control panel for managing sites hosted on Linux servers. WHM is for reseller account and Cpanel is for user account.


Below mentioned are the basic features supported by WHM and Cpanel respectively:




WHM Features:

Server Setup

  • Ability to enable/disable the nobody setting for the server.

  • Manage server time

  • Set disk space usage warnings

  • Set email boxes usage warnings

  • You can set Spamassassin (A very important feature to reduce and detect Spam mails)

  • View the server status

  • Install/uninstall FrontPage Extensions

  • Install FrontPage Mail Extensions

  • Manage the WHM and Cpanel themes

  • Manage DNS functions

  • Security scans are available

  • Upgrade to latest Cpanel version

  • Manage SSL


Service Configuration

  • Nameserver setup

  • Enable/disable SuExec


Backup

  • Configure backup

  • Restore backups

  • Restore multiple backups

  • Configuration file rollback

Remote Access

  • Setup remote access key


 Account Management

  • Create/suspend/modify/unsuspend an account

  • Upgrade/downgrade an account

  • Modify the quota

  • Change the theme of the Cpanel

  • Quota modification

  • Password modification

  • Email all the users under the reseller account

  • Manage shell access

  • Change site’s IP Address

  • Reset the package bandwidth

  • Change ownership of an account


Multi-Account functions

  • Terminate multiple accounts

  • Modify/upgrade multiple accounts


Account Transfers

  • Copy an account from another server

  • Copy multiple accounts from another server


Packages

  • Feature manager

  • Add/edit/delete packages

MySQL

  • Manage the root MySQL root password

  • Setup remote MySQL server

  • Change a user or database password

  • Phpmyadmin


Cpanel Features:





Site Management

  • Change password

  • Manage FTP accounts

  • File manager

  • Create sub-domains

  • Backup

  • Hotlink protection

  • Manage redirects

  • Manage MySQL database

  • Set custom error pages

  • Statistics




Email Management

  • Add/remove email accounts

  • Set default email account

  • Set auto responders

  • Spamassassin

  • Mailing lists




Advanced Tools

  • Set Cron jobs

  • Set Mime types

  • SSL manager




Pre-installed Scripts

  • CGI centers

  • Addon scripts

  • Agora shopping cart

  • Interchange cart

  • JAVA/CGI chat room

  • PhpMyChat room