ISPConfig is an online administration interface to manage the hosting server web services. ISPConfig is a graphical interface to manage web servers, available as an open source. Different levels of hosting companies may offer you this service to manage all the traditional services of a web server such as  dns, domain names, ftp, web server, database, etc…

Here are the features available:

1. Httpd (virtual hosts, domain and IP based) Apache
2. FTP – Proftpd and vsftpd
3. Bind (A, CNAME, MX and SPF Records)
4. POP3 Auto-Responder
5. MySQL client-databases
6. Webalizer statistics
7.  Hard disk quota
8.  Mail-Quota
9.  Traffic limits
10. IP-addresses
11. SSL
12. SSI
13. Shell-access
14. Mailscanner (Antivirus)
15. Firewall – iptables ipchains

If you are considering ISPConfig admin panel for dedicated server web hosting, then some points you may need to remember.

As a reminder, ispconfig3 is an “interface” to graphically manage your hosting server, including services that I have mentioned above.

However, there are few concern issues that go with it, including the fact the version provided is not “up to date”. The other issue inherent in it; ispconfig3 is a highly questionable about integrated webmail; (squirellmail). And finally that the default mail this architecture, using the SMTP port 25 instead of 587, more common today when you have ISPs filter port 25.

Therefore main objectives are:

1. update ispconfig3 in its latest version
2. squirrelmail replaced by roundcube
3. change the port 25 through port 587 for smtp service

Following points need to be noted before using this admin panel.

• Use port 587 instead of port 25
• Change webmail “squirrelmail” with “roundcube”
• SSL solve the problem caused by the update
• Update of ispconfig

What is EHCP?

EHCP (Easy Hosting Control Panel) is a control panel, which is completely free and Open Source that  means you won’t required to pay anything to use this interface.

EHCP control panel contains all the necessary things for hosting domains. Among them are Apache, MySQL, PHP5, Postfix, FTP, etc.. All services will be functioning and operating as soon as you install it on your server.

For your information; EHCP is specially oriented for Ubuntu & Debian OS, but cannot install on other Linux OS. However, it is a powerful open source control panel, and simple to install that allows the user to manage services easily.

Here are its features:

* Customizing the interface
* Domains
* E-mail Management
* Manage FTP accounts
* Manage MySQL databases
* Management of web sites (virtual host)
* Autoresponder
* Data from the web with webalizer
* Install script.
* Managing disk quota
* Multi-languages
* Backup and Restore
* Transfer Domain Name
* …

Here you can use ehcp a control panel is easy to use and quite “powerful”, following steps will tell you how to set up ehcp on your VPS server.

1. ehcp need OS Ubuntu or Debian. Here we take an example Ubuntu and I assume you’ve already installed ubuntu on VPS server.

2. Open your Linux console.
Login to root by typing sudo bash.
Then enter the following command in the console:
www.ehcp.net wget / download
tar-zxvf ehcp_latest.tgz
cd ehcp

3.  Then type the following command at the console:
start install.sh

4. After several prompts, you will be asked your name and email, then, you will be asked to password mysql and so on ..

To phpmyadmin, you will be asked to type a server on a blue screen, Select apache2,

for postfix, you will be required by apt-get,
type of installation,
select Internet Site

after operating a while, you will see, the installation is complete.

5. Open the panel on http://ip- and then click on the link panel

hopefully useful