System Control Panel Upgraded
We have now completed upgrading all of our servers to cPanel 11. Aside from a few small teething problems the upgrade has gone smoothly. So, what does this upgrade mean for you the customer? There are a large number of upgrades and updates that will make things a lot easier, especially for Ruby on Rails account customers.
Security and Speed
Firstly some of the more boring features, cPanel 11 includes some nice security improvements that will help to keep everyones sites secure and running smoothly. The control panel interface has been speed up, so you will notice much faster load times. One of the biggest changes you will notice is the new interface, it has a better, more usable design. A lot of time has been spent on contextual help that will guide you through using the many features.
Improved Coding Support
For the coders there are also many improvements, you can now install your own ruby gems into your user space without the need to contact support! PHP users are not left out either with the ability to install PEAR packages right inside the control panel. And thats not it, PERL Modules can also be installed in the same manor.
More Manageable Domains
Another feature Ruby on Rails developers will be especially pleased about is the ability to choose the document root for your add-on and sub domains, this means you can point your domain directly to your rails public folder without the need to contact support or mess around with symbolic links.
Easy Custom Branding
The final feature I am going to talk about here is branding, you are now able to fully brand your control panel. You can change any image in the control panel to your own designs, as well as edit the CSS allowing you to fully customise your control panel within minutes.
Coming Up
Over the next few weeks we are going to talk about some of the new features in more depth and how to used them. If you are not already a Media72 customer you are missing out, why not try one of our Ruby on Rails or shared hosting packages to see the difference a Media72 hosting account could make for you?
