| Management Task |
cPanel |
PLESK |
DirectAdmin |
| Control Panel Installation and update to the most recent version of the control panel which has been released as a stable version. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Server Kernel is updated to the most recent version which has been released by the particular operating system vendor in an RPM package. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) is installed and configured for best results with that particular control panel for general use. Standard service ports are left open and it can then be configured depending on what customer chooses to run on server. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| YUM Configuration Updated and then a general Operating system software update is done while ensuring nothing is installed which causes problems with the installed control panel. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Additional IP Addresses that come with the server are assigned and setup so that domains can easily be assigned to them. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Nameservers for your primary domain are setup and configured to allow you to use them for any domain hosted on the system, all you have to do is register them at your domain registrar and they will work. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Server Hostname and Server Password set to what is requested on server setup. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| NAMED Fixes to avoid DNS problems and Open DNS Server Disabled |
YES |
N/A |
YES |
| /tmp Hardened to ensure security of the system by preventing scripts executing anything that is stored here. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Apache is re-compiled to provide support for additional modules including curl, curlssl, mcrypt, openssl, gd, freetype, xml, zip |
YES |
N/A
| N/A |
| ZEND Optimizer is installed to ensure maximum page loading efficiency and minimum bandwidth usage through apache. |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
| Control panel is configured to ensure maximum security and operating efficiency. Certain features and modules are disabled or re-configured to ensure server remains as stable as possible. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Brute Force Detection (BFD) software installed to provide basic mitigation and analysis of brute force attempts on the server from various services. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| CHKRootkit installed to provide for trojan and rootkit exploits within critical files and services on the server. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| RKHunter installed to provide for trojan and rootkit exploits within critical files and services on the server, between CHKRootkit and RKHunter the server should be well protected. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Mount Secondary Hard Drive if it exists and either configure them for backups or as additional domain storage depending on what customer wishes to use it for. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Reverse DNS (Pointer) records automatically added by us for the primary server IP address to the servers hostname to ensure services requiring this will function as expected from the moment you receive the server details. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| WHMXtra Installed if it is ordered as an additional upgrade with a dedicated server |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
| Fantastico Installed as standard and configured to ensure maximum stability and security. |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
