I miss Plesk

[dinosnert]

I just moved over from another hosting service and I have to say, I miss my old control panel. It was much easier to manage addon domains and set up users - and help is included right in the control panel. I have to say that I should have though more about switching to CPanel as it is not as friendly to use. I'll see what happens before my 30 days is up.

Please think about using Plesk or at least giving us a choice about what control panel we get to use.

[Jordanlw]

We use Linux over hear its a lot better with Cpanel,
Of course you can purchase Windows accounts.

[Sam]

Once you have used cPanel for a while, you will wonder why you ever said you missed plesk

[dinosnert]

I was using Linux with Plesk and never had an issue. I'm thinking mostly from a usability standpoint. CPanel is not well organized and heck - where do I go to setup up users & permissions? This is not a very friendly system to use for people who haven't used it before. I could jump right in with the other control panels I've used.

[slapshotw]

Users and permissions for what?

[Goddess Dix]

i've used plesk, ensim and cpanel. you couldn't pay me to go back to plesk or ensim, despite cpanel's occassional bugout. but to each their own. i am in no way interested in participating in a control panel holy war.

if there is something specific you're looking to do, perhaps folks can help you get pointed in the right direction. by users, do you mean hosting accounts?

[kmaw]

I wouldn't go back to Plesk...

perhaps if we can't help you and you insist on using Plesk you should find a host with such.

[Rockoids]

Originally Posted by kmaw

I wouldn't go back to Plesk...

perhaps if we can't help you and you insist on using Plesk you should find a host with such.

Personally, I've used CPs from GoDaddy, DreamHost, 1and1 and a few others. Plesk is decent, but I think cPanel is an easier-to-use, more full-featured product.

Yes, cPanel can be buggy and the early releases of cPanel 11 were barely tolerable. Don't get me started about the infamous Easy:Apache update.

But they've gotten it down pretty well now, and it should do everything you want.

In the end, the control panel is the least of your considerations, so long as the features are adequate and allow you to handle your site with reasonable flexibility. Beyond that, it's the host that matters.

[antigravity]

so u guys are saying none of hostgators linux reseller packages can use plesk ?

[striddy]

Originally Posted by antigravity

so u guys are saying none of hostgators linux reseller packages can use plesk ?

That's correct. Cpanel is what HG use.

[numberone_4ever]

Originally Posted by antigravity

so u guys are saying none of hostgators linux reseller packages can use plesk ?

Without doubt: NO
cPanel is safer and provided more reliability.

[alemcherry]

Most users tend to prefer the control panel they used first! It takes a bit of time to get used to the new one, should be okay within a short time. I have used both and I would prefer cpanel any day. Trust me, feature wise, it is better than plesk and the GUI just takes some time to get used to.

For a hosting company, it would be foolish to support many control panels, as it would increase the cost of technical support.

[Adorkable]

Originally Posted by alemcherry

Most users tend to prefer the control panel they used first!

And that's really the bottom line.

[jonathanwww]

Cpanel isn't that hard to use. It is my first time, and I figured how to admin it in several days, and even with the advanced features. At first I thought it was confusing, but it gets easier once you figure out where to go after setup.

[Goddess Dix]

Originally Posted by Adorkable

And that's really the bottom line.

in my case, that didn't work out. (i had ensim first). i was unfamiliar with many of the concepts, and it was work to learn how to do what i wanted to do....although i'll admit i'm probably partial to cpanel in part now because i've worked with it so long, but a lot of it is that it's very pretty since cp11. i like cp's with icons and a nice presentation. and i totally love the integrated video tutorials. that's a major bonus to me in cutting down on routine support requests.

[GatorPatrick]

You can resell on one of our windows dedi's using plesk btw!

[Adorkable]

Originally Posted by Goddess Dix

in my case, that didn't work out. (i had ensim first). i was unfamiliar with many of the concepts, and it was work to learn how to do what i wanted to do....although i'll admit i'm probably partial to cpanel in part now because i've worked with it so long, but a lot of it is that it's very pretty since cp11. i like cp's with icons and a nice presentation. and i totally love the integrated video tutorials. that's a major bonus to me in cutting down on routine support requests.

Re-statement post, eh?

The statement did say most.

[Abomb]

I was on a host a few years back that had Plesk and dropped it for security reasons. I like cPanel a lot better than Plesk. Granted this was years ago and the Plesk people could have made it better since but at the time of the change, cPanel was by far better than Plesk.