DirectAdmin Web Hosting

DirectAdmin is the website management software. It is widely used by hosting companies and administrators to handle all the issues with the website with nice graphical interface. It is a paid software, not a free open source solution. The management and development is done by the creators – Canadian company called JBMC Software.
DirectAdmin allow website administrator to do the following actions:

• Take care of website.

• Manage the files.

• Manage users.

• Manage security issues.

• Create subdomains and manage DNS.

• IP management.

• Manage emails.

• Make backups and restore website information.

• Create and manage databases.

• Manage error messages and autoresponders.

• View the statistics of a website.

DirectAdmin is a cheap website management solution for end users as well as hosting companies or self-hosted sites’ administrators. It allow the account management together with reseller management. IP management is also one of the main features of Administrators license. Resellers are the people or companies which sell the DirectAdmin software. They have a reseller applications including statistics, packages, pricing management, statistics etc.DirectAdmin is considered a second most popular server administration panel in the World. It cost less than No. 1 control panel in the World. Users of both panes always argue which is the best. DirectAdmin wins the arguments of easier management and less features (which is a good thing for beginning users).

What is DirectAdmin Hosting

DirectAdmin is an easy to install website management tool. It is considered the second most popular website management tool in the world, therefore majority of server providers uses it. It is installed to the dedicated and VPS servers which run Linux OS only. DirectAdmin may be used in Redhat Linux, RedHat Fedora, CentOS, FreeBSD, Debian and Ubuntu distributions. Shared hosting usually does not have DirectAdmin as it is used for cheaper hosting and not so complicated websites.
DirectAdmin hosting does not require lots of server resources. It is designed to save the resources of other applications, however 2 GB of server space should be reserved just for DirectAdmin. The application runs only when Linux OS is already installed. SSH is also needed. The kernel should support IPv6 as soon all the IPs will be transferred to IP6 version.

With the installation the following applications are installed:

• DirectAdmin – Control Panel Software for website management.

• Apache 1.3, 2.0, 2.2 Web Server.

• FrontPage 5.0.2.2510 Microsoft FrontPage™ Extensions.

• Php 4.4, 5.2 or 5.3.

• PhpMyAdmin for MySQL Database management.

• MySQL 4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5 databases.

• Exim 4 – special foftware for Mail management.

• Majordomo 1.94.5 – Mailing List Manager.

• vm-pop3d 1.1.7f – POP3 Mail Manager.

• WU-IMAP – Imap daemon (with virtual pop modifications).

• Proftpd 1.3 – FTP Server software.

DirectAdmin license price is usually included to the general monthly payment.

DirectAdmin Hosting in Host1Plus

Host1Plus has prepared a special pricing plan and a set of features for DirectAdmin hosting. It can be selected in VPS Hosting section clicking the DirectAdmin button. The basic plan for DirectAdmin hosting is Cloud VPS Level 10 with 6 GHz dedicated CPU, 2560 MB Dedicated RAM, disk space of 100 GB, Network speed – 20 Mbps. Of course, additional parameter may be added as this is the basic Host1Plus offer for a regular DirectAdmin hosting. The parameters actually depends on the website size and load, not DirectAdmin software as it is a tool for management.
DirectAdmins are pre-installed, therefore user does not need to install it by himself. Host1Plus support consult users about DirectAdmin usage and problems, even though the problem solving can be done in various admin forums or by simply reading the guidelines and tutorials.
Please contact our support department via email, phone or live chat if you have any issues with DirectAdmin hosting. There are lots of questions answered in Host1Plus’ knowledge base (FAQ) or community forum, where administrators share their experience about the Host1Plus web hosting services.
The payment for DirectAdmin goes together with the Linux VPS hosting monthly plan. It may vary ordering various virtualizations and for different periods of service – $10 per month but less if the plan is more than for 3 months.

Features of DirectAdmin Hosting

DirectAdmin has some specific features which are used for website administration as well as server administration. That means that the features are accessible to regular users and server administrators at a hosting company.

The user DirectAdmin features include:

• Website Statistics – administrator can see how many clicks and visits the website had, where did the visitors come from, what browsers they used, what keywords or websites referred them to the website etc.

• Managing E-Mail – DirectAdmin allows creating new email accounts and deleting them, also there are other features such as a spam filter, webmail manager, auto responder, e-mail forwarders and e-mail domain forwarders. Also it allows managinf POP and IMAP emails.

• Managing Files – website files can be managed without any downloadable software because of DirectAdmin’s file management features. There is a possibility to backup the files and websites just with few clicks. Also all the files can be exported or imported to a new server with DirectAdmin. No FTP software is used – all the FTP user management is easily done in a web browser.

• MySQL Databases – database management is done with one of the most popular database management applications phpMyAdmin. The phpMyAdmin is a special tool that allows users to manage their databases, fields, tables, indexes, relations, permissions and users.

• Managing Domains – with DirectAdmin users can park domains using same contact details. Also subdomain creation and management is quite easy as well as all kinds of domain redirection and IP management issues.

• Security Measures – SSL certificate management is done easily as well as user control.

There are even more features for the website administrator, but they require additional knowledge and experience.

How to Get Started with DirectAdmin Hosting

Once you have decided to order DirectAdmin hosting from Host1Plus, follow these steps to get everything set up online.
Choose the pricing plan first. We have a special button “DirectAdmin” which automatically suggests the required parameters and pricing plan for DirectAdmin hosting. If you need more disk space, you can set up your pricing plan manually. Choose additional details as OS which needs to be installed. In this case we recommend choosing the CentOS + DirectAdmin vizualization from the OS list. Then choose your billing period. The price per month is less if you choose more months. Enter your personal details and choose the payment option. The following payment options are available – PayPal, Alipay Payment, Web Money, AlertPay, Skrill (Moneybookers), CashU, Google Checkout. Finalize the payment and validate your details.
Some bonuses may be applied. New customer can get a special free trial code FREEVPS, which allows testing the Host1Plus’ Linux cloud VPS hosting for FREE for a first 30 days. Also DirectAdmin hosting service can be tested with 99% discount for a first month with a special bonus code 99ALL. Bonus codes are entered in the billing page.

Why You should choose Host1Plus:

• Experiences staff.

• Great technical support and community forum.

• 90-day money back guarantee.

• 99.9% network uptime.

• Data centers in USA, Singapore, Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania.

• Wide rage of services.

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