March 31, 2008
Say goodbye to Cpanel X
Written by Brian Turner
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Cpanel X was the theme that brought webhosting admin panels out from the dark ages. However, this iconic and easy to use interface is on it’s way out due to security issues.
Cpanel X was an admin interface that made managing the backend of a website fun and funky. With its sleek silver and blue design, finding links to key tasks such as site stats and databases became even simpler.
Other admin panels, such as Ensim and Plesk, were left behind and Cpanel - already popular - became the admin panel of choice for a whole generation of webmasters looking for a simple way to manage site backends, as they used the Cpanel X themes - Cpanel X and Cpanel X2.
However, the big criticism thrown at Cpanel was its security record. Ensim clunked like an old tank, but carried fewer security vulnerabilities.
Now the developer team behind CPanel have decided to call it a day - Cpanel X has too many bigs and security issues in their eyes - so support is being dropped.
Instead, Cpanel are pushing their newer Ajax-powered Cpanel X3 theme.
From a user point of view it seems like a mistake.
Cpanel X was just an interface - Cpanel X3 is just an interface - the problems were inherent on the system that the interface was running on.
Dumping lots of insecure old software installs via Fantastico for a start.
And what does Cpanel X3 offer for the more experienced webmaster? Nothing, really, when you compare how other interfaces have developed.
Plesk has especially come a long way, with interface themes based on familiar Windows styles made for a more familiar administration experience.
All Cpanel X does is throw in some really quite irrelevant Ajax. And childmind’s webmasters with various help prompts which just get in the way and confuse matters.
In the meantime, if you’ve grown to love the familiarity and ease of use that Cpanel X themes offered, then it’s time to prepare your good-byes.
Such is progress.
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Noooooo! Cpanel X is the best! I have only just got used to where everything lol
New to it?
Then pity us old dogs who have now to learn new tricks. ;)
Note, Fantastico is a third party product not produced by cPanel, Inc. Their product continues to work even with the new X3 theme.
Before X3 is fully phased out, the X and X2 themes will be incorporated as styles of the X3 theme. Essentially, the appearance will be the same as the X and X2 themes if you use these styles but with the benefits of using the X3 codebase.