History: web hosting control panels

For installers for shares hosting, please see: ((tw:Control Panel)).


Below is research on FOSS solutions to turn your dedicated server into a web hosting business. 


http://www.ohloh.net/tags/hostingcontrolpanel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_panel_(web_hosting)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_hosting_control_panels
http://wiki.debian.org/HostingControlPanels
http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/directory.control-panels

!! webmin
http://www.webmin.com/


!! ISPConfig
http://www.ispconfig.org/
See: ((ISPConfig))

* license: BSD
* tech: PHP/MySQL
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135|open contribution policy]
* OVH offers it on dedicated servers (only open source solution, along with several commercial ones)
* features to investigate
** app installer (new in 3.0.5)
** domain name registration & payment
** handling hosting payments

!! Related links
* [https://www.ohloh.net/p/compare?metric=Contributors&project_0=Domain+Technologie+Control&project_1=Webmin&project_2=ISPConfig|Ohloh.net comparison]
* [http://old.nabble.com/Introducing-Tiki-Suite-::-feedback-please-on-what-features-or-applications-should-be-included-tt29733010.html|Introducing Tiki Suite :: feedback please on what features or applications should be included]
* ((TRIM))