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DirectAdmin

Another Linux-specific web hosting control panel, DirectAdmin supports one of the broadest ranges of Linux distributions including the popular Ubuntu and RedHat plus CentOS, FreeDSB and CloudLinux. You can even manage Debian and Fedora Core with a DirectAdmin control panel.

DirectAdmin is as capable as you’d expect a good control panel to be and offers its users the ability to tweak all the essential web hosting elements including DNS and mail. You can back up your server using DirectAdmin and also get full access to system logs and the ability to supervise system processes. There’s a file manager too and the ability to work with a multi-server configuration.

Users of DirectAdmin can also manage custom configurations for their web servers. So, it has all the essential tools you’d expect from a control panel which can mean that, if you’re on a budget, DirectAdmin is a good choice for web hosting control panel.