Thread: is DirectAdmin really better than Cpanel ?

Hello gate2vn first about hotmail.com i put the MX record and delete the main record then i deselect the option "Use this server to handle my emails." for some sites it works fine for other sites it doesn't work at all second , top command can't tell me which site in my server is causing the load unlike Cpanel thanks

Hello gate2vn first about hotmail.com i put the MX record and delete the main record then i deselect the option "Use this server to handle my emails." for some sites it works fine for other sites it doesn't work at all second , top command can't tell me which site in my server is causing the load unlike Cpanel thanks

DA is just a control panel for users. It does nothing to prevent your user to communicate with hotmail. Or you will need to show more details of your trouble. In the new version of DA, you can see top command result within GUI too. Out of this topic, just a note, if you are not familiar with that kind of task, I would suggest you not to have your own server, or use it with a management service.

DA is just a control panel for users. It does nothing to prevent your user to communicate with hotmail. Or you will need to show more details of your trouble. In the new version of DA, you can see top command result within GUI too. Out of this topic, just a note, if you are not familiar with that kind of task, I would suggest you not to have your own server, or use it with a management service.

IMHO, I much prefer DirectAdmin to cPanel - and the best part is DirectAdmin is WAY cheaper. cPanel is bloated and ugly.. DirectAdmin is simple, clean, and works great.

Quote: Originally Posted by prince_sasa Thanks for your reply but i wanna to know the detailed differences if possible and which better in certain criteria thanks again Directadmin uses less memory than cpanel so that is one plus. But cpanel is pretty much industry standard so if your going to offer hosting to the general public you will have use cpanel.

Although it may be the most popular, and that's because cPanel was first to really hit the linux hosting market. But first and most popular doesn't always equal the best. DA has a more integrated interface among it's user, reseller, and admin interfaces, it uses less memory, it's more efficient than cPanel, and it doesn't take over the server as cPanel does. cPanel holds your hand every step of the way. But if...

Quote: Originally Posted by Website themes Directadmin uses less memory than cpanel so that is one plus. But cpanel is pretty much industry standard so if your going to offer hosting to the general public you will have use cpanel. That is simply not true... DirectAdmin is easy to use, people are pretty savvy now to web based applications and will have no problems using the DirectAdmin panel. Most of your clients will never use it more than to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dougy IMHO, I much prefer DirectAdmin to cPanel - and the best part is DirectAdmin is WAY cheaper. cPanel is bloated and ugly.. DirectAdmin is simple, clean, and works great. This, times 10. DA saved me THOUSANDS of dollars over the years and untold headaches, it just works, when it doesn't just work it's usually pretty quick to fix it.

Quote: Originally Posted by prince_sasa Thanks for your reply but i wanna to know the detailed differences if possible and which better in certain criteria thanks again Directadmin uses less memory than cpanel so that is one plus. But cpanel is pretty much industry standard so if your going to offer hosting to the general public you will have use cpanel.