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The control panel of your web hosting account is perhaps the most vital interface that you will encounter as a webmaster, and as you continue to make web sites and manage the sites that you currently own, you’ll notice that the control panel is your most frequently visited corner of the internet. As such the control panel becomes a sort of cyber home to the webmaster, so it is essential that you ensure you are comfortable in your cyber home, in order to facilitate the simplest and most profitable administration of your web sites.
Not for Shared Hosting
Unfortunately, when you’re using a shared hosting plot, you do not have a choice in regards to which control panel you use, as you’re forced to use the native control panel offered by your hosting company. Though, when you upgrade to a VPS or dedicated hosting plot you have the option of installing your own control panel. If you have, or are considering purchasing a dedicated hosting plot, then you should consider the following benefits of using Plesk with dedicated hosting.
Reliability and Reputation
Plesk is known for being one of the most advanced and reliable control panels on the market, often offered with dedicated and VPS hosting plans by defaulting. The Plesk control interface is simplistic yet highly capable of outperforming additional well known control panels like cPanel. The main benefit of Plesk is its flexibility in regards to site backups and server data exchanges. If you anticipate a lot of file transferring and you want to ensure the continuity of your data from one web host to another, then keeping Plesk as your control panel is the best way to do so. Over the years, the various versions of Plesk have improved to produce the present edition which has a reputation for being a business-minded control panel that is tailored towards honest webmasters with powerful web servers.
Installing Plesk
Installing Plesk is as simple as selecting a few preferences and clicking the mouse a few times. In fact, there are Plesk installation manuals available online that will guide you through the process step-by-step. If you’re unable to find one of these guides then you can contact your hosting provider and question them to help you in the installation. Opportunely, within the past 5 years the developers of Plesk have produced autoinstall scripts that take the hassle out of manual installation. After purchasing a dedicated server the last thing a busy online business title-holder desires to do is waste time with software installations. Plesk is simple to install and use, which gives you more time to dedicate to more vital aspects of your dedicated hosting happenings.
Conclusion
If you are currently using a dedicated hosting plot, you may want to consider trying Plesk for a day or two to see who you like the feel of the user-interface. Most long time Plesk users refuse to use any additional control panel after experiencing the sheer power and capabilities that cannot be found in any additional proprietary hosting software.