Stable release | 3.6.2 / May 15, 2013 |
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Written in | Java |
Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, Windows |
Type | Web hosting control panel |
License | proprietary |
Website | http://www.parallels.com/products/hsphere/ |
H-Sphere is a web hosting Automation Control Panel for shared web hosting services that was developed by Positive Software and acquired by Parallels, Inc. in September 2007.[1] It is available for Linux, Unix and Windows environments and works with MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases. H-Sphere has been written in Java and works with any SQL-compliant database.
Contents
Features
- Built-in billing system with variety of payment methods
- various hosting solutions (*nix and Windows, database, load balancing, RealMedia, MS Exchange, SharePoint, FreeVPS, etc.)
- electronic mail system with antivirus and antispam filtering and integrated WebMail
- around 30 Payment gateways and 6 E-Payment Providers supported
- integrated support center
- multiple user tools
- integrated PHP/MySQL applications, both built-in and by means of add-ons[2]
Advantages
- Scalable multiserver cluster: different physical and logical servers (web, mail, DNS etc.) are managed from one control panel. More servers can be added on the fly.
- Multilingual support includes English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese (Brazil), and several other languages integrated by means of add-ons.
- H-Sphere is recognized for end-user features availability, such as mail system, site building tools, SSL, etc. "Beginning webmasters may find H-Sphere too complicated for their needs. More advanced users, however, appreciate the features and control that H-Sphere offers the end user."[3]
- H-Sphere may give place to other panels as regards its ease of use, but not its online documentation.
- H-Sphere has enlisted a community of online supporters who name it among their favorite control panels.[4]
Disadvantages
- Licenses for H-Sphere accounts are more expensive than those of its competitors. Though, it is noted that H-Sphere licenses are reusable and sold for a cluster, not for a server, as with Ensim Pro.[citation needed]
- Some customers state H-Sphere has too many advanced features and thus is a too complicated solution for small hosting companies, especially as a single server installation. While others note that H-Sphere advantages are more demonstrable on multi-server clusters.
- On a single server mode H-Sphere consumes more server resources than other major single server control panels.[5]
- H-Sphere control panel interface extensively uses JavaScript. Some reviewers regard it as a disadvantage.[6]
- H-Sphere control panel by default works on non-standard 8080 and 8443 ports that may be blocked by client-side firewalls; but this can easily be changed in the configuration.
- H-Sphere does not provide a comprehensive tool for its backup.[7]
- H-Sphere (like cPanel, but unlike Plesk) provides online file source editing, however with H-Sphere only allows editing of .txt or .html files and without line numbers in edit mode, thus limiting PHP and other script editing possibilities.[8]
Other webhosting control panel software
See also
- Parallels, the maintainers of H-Sphere
- Web hosting control panel
- Comparison of web hosting control panels
References
- ^ http://www.parallels.com/news/id,7347
- ^ Hsphere review. 24/7 Solutions.
- ^ Choosing the best Reseller Web Hosting software. Web Hosting Diary.
- ^ Your Favourite Control Panel? Reseller Board.
- ^ Post here, your favorite Control Panel. WebHostingTalk Forums.
- ^ Hosting Obzor
- ^ Control Panels. Steadfast Community Forum.
- ^ "A Small Orange hosting". www.asocoupons.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.