Any web hosting plan needs a control panel to work. The control panel is, like its name implies, how the user controls all of the different aspects of their website. It allows them to upload files for their website, access their MySQL databases, use the web host’s WYSIWYG site builder, and get into their content management or blog development platforms. Most web hosts offer their users cPanel as a control panel, since cPanel is fairly intuitive, can be customized to fit users’ needs, and is just about the most popular choice in control panel software out there. Some hosts offer a proprietary control panel created specifically for their site, instead. With ANHosting’s hosting package, users get access to cPanel.
There are a couple of reasons why cPanel is better than even the best proprietary software. To start with, since cPanel is the most commonly-encountered control panel for web hosting users, this means that most, if not all, open-source content management systems and blog development platforms have been thoroughly tested using cPanel. So, people who want to be able to use Joomla, WordPress, or Drupal are better off looking for a web host that provides cPanel, like ANHosting. Otherwise, there isn’t really any guarantee that their content management system of choice is actually going to work the way it should with their control panel.
One of cPanel’s best features is how easy to use it is. Even novice users can get a good handle on how cPanel functions in just a few minutes. Clicking on programs within cPanel, like Drupal or Fantastico, opens them up just like in a computer’s operating system. So, anyone who’s reasonably familiar with the way a computer handles things will be able to learn how to use cPanel without much trouble at all.
There are several different skins for cPanel, so users can modify how cPanel looks and acts for them. If it’s too hard to read, or doesn’t have enough contrast to make it easy to use for some users, they can change cPanel’s skin until it’s easier to use for them. Though most skins for cPanel are just cosmetic, some of them do improve cPanel’s usability for certain users. Proprietary control panel software often has a limited selection of skins, if it has any at all, so cPanel is definitely a better choice when it comes to creating a customizable user experience.
People who don’t want to go through a tedious manual installation of things like Drupal or WordPress will probably want to take advantage of Fantastico, SimpleScripts, Softaculous, or another one-click script installer. These are also used extensively with cPanel, so users who want to employ these installers to make their lives easier will definitely want to make sure that they choose a host that uses cPanel, like ANHosting.
In addition to giving users access to cPanel, ANHosting provides an affordable shared hosting plan that gives users unlimited storage, bandwidth, MySQL databases, domains, subdomains, add-on domains, and ftp accounts. They are the ideal hosting choice for everything from a small personal website to a large e-commerce shop front, and well worth checking out for anyone who prefers to use cPanel as a control panel.