I tried ISPConfig, WebCP and VHCS when I was evaluating products for my
hosting
company. And even though I love Slackware and preferred to use it, most
control panel software won't install on it without some serious hacking so I
was forced to use Debian, Red Hat or SuSE. (I chose Debian.)
Eventually I settled on the commercial Plesk product. It was more
polished, had
more features, telephone support and (this was the biggest thing) *it
installed
correctly the first time*. VHCS is a close second, but it's not really ready
for prime time. There were too many bugs to iron out after a supposedly
successful installation. WebCP is just worthless. ISPConfig was ok, but
didn't offer enough features to compete with other commercial hosting
companies.
I'd love to switch to a totally Open Source hosting panel, but not until one
reaches the level of Plesk or Cpanel. VHCS will probably be that
product. Heck, I even tried to use Webmin/Usermin, but it's not a
hosting control panel.
Sincerely,
Richard Morgan
Heavy Systems Administrator
http://www.heavysystems.com
Powerful web hosting and server solutions for your business.
Heavy Systems is an Authorized AMD Solution Provider.
Quoting Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com>:
> I seem to recall a recent thread on control panel software (Ensim,
> CPanel, Plesk). I don't have a direct need for this type of software,
> but I've often wondered why hosting companies don't find an Open
> Source alternative. I just ran across one, if anyone is interested:
>
> http://www.ispconfig.org
>
> Paul
>
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> Paul M. Foster
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