[axxs-sysadmin] Control Panel Updated

[aketus]

Hey Dave, a few questions..

Does this mean we are sticking with Plesk? Should I give up my search  
for the holy grail of open source control panels? :)
Is this just for the existing server, i.e will the new server use  
Plesk or something open source..

Second: Support for Mysql5 is good, but we are running 3.something,  
does this also suggest we'll upgrade? What about php5 if we're going  
to bother? :)

aketus



Quoting Dave Fregon <dave at netaxxs.com.au>:

> Top Key Features for new control panel updates
>
>      1. More WebStats Available – Now users can use AWstats as an
>         alternative web statistics program. AWstats is a powerful tool
>         that generates advanced web, streaming, ftp or mail server
>         statistics.
>
>      2. Support for More Operating Systems – Plesk supports more
>         operating systems than ever before. In this new release, support
>         was added for FedoraCore 5 (i586, x86_64), SuSE ES 10 (i586,
>         x86_64) and Ubuntu 6.06 (i586, x86_64). Virtuozzo templates for
>         all new OS’es are also available.
>
>      3. MySQL 5 Support – In addition to supporting a new FedoraCore
>         version, the Linux version of the software will now support
>         MySQL 5 which delivers advanced SQL standard-compliant features
>         such as stored procedures, triggers, views and pluggable storage
>         engines.
>
>      4. FreeBSD Packages – Plesk 8.1 for FreeBSD operating systems is
>         distributed as a set of pkg packages (similar to RPM/Deb on
>         Linuxes) instead of shell self-extracting archives as in
>         previous releases. This new feature allows administrators to
>         omit optional components during installation and to update Plesk
>         and third-party components separately.
>
>      5. Improved Plesk Density on Virtuozzo – Plesk is optimized to
>         operate within Virtuozzo Virtual Environments. Now, you can host
>         up to 15 percent more virtual private servers with Plesk on a
>         single physical server (measured on a typical server with Dual
>         Xeon CPU and 8 gigabytes of RAM).
>
>      6. VZ Autoupdater – Now, Plesk and Virtuozzo can be easily upgraded
>         using the auto-installer feature in Virtuozzo operating the EZ
>         templates installed on a hardware node. This saves disk space
>         significantly and improves overall density.
>
>      7. SpamAssasin Usage Permission – Server administrators can now
>         allow and prohibit the use of Spamassassin spam-filter for
>         domain owners.
>
>      8. Limits for Domain Aliases – Now, server administrators can limit
>         the number of domain aliases allowed for client and domain owner
>         accounts.
>
>      9. Hostname Validation Redesign – Host name validation during Plesk
>         installation was improved in Plesk 8.1, making the validation
>         process more reliable. Special attention was given to providing
>         a smooth installation of Plesk into a Virtuozzo VE from
>         HSPcomplete or VZMC.
>
>     10. Improved Language Package Distribution (Support) – Now, Language
>         Packages can also be distributed as .rpm packages to be
>         compatible with Red Hat Linux and as .deb packages to be
>         compatible with Debian and Ubuntu.
>
>     11. Ruby on Rails Support – This version of the software supports
>         Ruby on Rails, which is designed to be a simple, complete,
>         extensible, and portable scripting language. Developed mostly on
>         Linux/UNIX, Ruby works across most platforms.
>
>     12. Autoinstaller Vendor Updates – This new feature allows the
>         software to be automatically updated directly from the vendor’s
>         sites instead of just through autoinstall.plesk.com (in this
>         release this feature has no GUI representation and available
>         only in the command line).
>
>     13. Improvements to Backup Manager – In this new version, the Plesk
>         Back up Manager Feature provides admins with a convenient
>         interface for setting server-wide backup parameters.
>
>     14. Upgraded Horde IMP - The Horde IMP Webmail application
>         integrated with Plesk is upgraded to the latest stable release.
>         Included in this upgrade are Email Filter Rules Manager (Ingo),
>         Notes and Memos Application (Mnemo), Kronolith Calendar
>         Application, and much more. Plus, mobile users can now access
>         their webmail from WAP mobile phones and PDAs.
>
>     15. Group E-Mail Messages – Now, Administrators can notify groups of
>         Plesk Accounts regarding system status, announce special offers,
>         or provide information about their services. With this new
>         feature, Admins can easily select and target groups of users
>         (Clients/Domain Owners) and efficiently send notifications.
>
>     16. Improved Navigation Pane Control – It is now possible to hide
>         Plesk navigation pane when you do not need it (for example when
>         using Plesk Desktop feature).
>
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aketus