What does cPanel do?
What does cPanel do? cPanel is a popular control dashboard that helps you manage your web hosting server using a human-friendly web-based interface. It’s especially popular with shared hosts, where it’s the de facto solution provided by most affordable hosting providers.
What does cPanel stand for?
It was originally designed in 1996 as the control panel for Speed Hosting, a now-defunct web hosting company. The original author of cPanel, John Nick Koston, had a stake in Speed Hosting. Webking quickly began using cPanel after their merger with Speed Hosting.
What is difference between Linux and Windows hosting?
So far, technology is the most important difference between Linux and Windows hosting. Linux uses custom software and supports most programming languages, while Windows uses specific Microsoft software to run and manage data. Linux works on MySQL, while Windows servers use MSSQL.
Do I need cPanel?
Although it does make a wide range of management tasks easier, the answer is no – you don’t have to have cPanel for WordPress to function properly. There are alternative web hosting account management interfaces some providers use instead. However, cPanel includes many features that are handy for WordPress users.
