twhiting9275
Well-known member
I disagree.
The only time she needs to ssh her server is when updating or adding a module.
on the contrary setting up the IP Table and the firewall is done via the command line. I'm not aware if Cpanel can do that.
I'm not sure of Cpanel can give you the "understanding" about your server !
Plus CPanel comes with the price of having to put up with Apache ... waisting a loooot of resources
If you're relying on your control panel for updates and management, there's a problem. If you're relying on automation to handle backups and NOT checking up on them, there's a problem. That is not 'server management', that is wishful thinking. Hope and pray your server never needs serious management.I entirely disagree. My sites have been running off the same server for 8 years. In that time the only things I have done is every now and then (actually the time between them is so far apart I cant even tell you) is to update php and mysql. I last logged in via SSH / Plesk.... 2 months ago.. maybe? Yet it still runs lightening fast. Automated backups of the entire server to a secure repository, everything else goes on its own.
If you're not logging into your server 1-2 hours a week, there's a problem, and it's NOT being properly managed. Proper administration involves logging in to check backups, make sure everything is up to date, make sure there are no server (hardware) problems, make sure there are no network problems, make sure there are no software problems, make sure there are no issues in general. Then you have to deal with complaints about inaccessibility, clients needing something installed, debug errors, figure out why X service isn't running, view hard drive usage. Like I said, it's a 1-2 hour a week (at a minimum) job. THAT'S not even counting the updates that need to be done.I don't know what people do to require this "minimum 1-2 hours a week" but in all honesty, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
AGAIN with the misinformation.having an unmanaged server means that you will not have CPanel installed that's all.
CPanel/Plesk/insertcontrolpanelhere have NOTHING to do with server management, or whether a server is 'unmanaged'. This simply means they have no control panel. Some prefer that, some do not.
This is one of the major reasons getting help online when it comes to this kind of stuff is inadvisable. You're going to get more misinformation than you will true information, and more people will try to sell you their own product than solve your problem and understand what you need. Good luck with your search for a server