Installation Instructions for ISPConfig 2

In "Installation Instructions for ISPConfig 2", there is below statement:

Important: ISPConfig is meant to be installed on new Linux installations with no web sites, so if you run a server with hundreds of web sites and need a control panel that can take care of those existing web sites, then ISPConfig is not for you!

Can you recommend the best control panels that can run in a sever with hundreds of web sites, for MS windows and Open source, e.g. Linux technology?

Thanks.

 

I don't think you have many options in this case. Most - if not all - control panels will ignore your existing web sites and maybe break your setup.

 

hi falko, how about the ispconfig2 control panel? can it host many websites in its own server?

 

Yes (well, it depends on your system resources like CPU, RAM, etc.), but it can't manage existing web sites.

 

hi falko, how to calculate the CPU and RAM for multiple websites? e.g. if host 10 websites under ispconfig server, what is the CPU and RAM required?

by the way, why "but it can't manage existing web sites."?

 

You cannot calculate it as it depends on many factors (like is it a static or dynamic web site, how many visitors do you have, etc.).

Because these web sites are not in ISPConfig's database, and therefore ISPConfig doesn't know anything about them.

 

hi falko, can we reconfigure the ISPConfig and registrar etc. to make the existing websites in ISPConfig database?

 

No, that's not possible.

 

why? can you explain with an example? i don't understand.

 

It's simply not possible. Period.

 

hello falko,

i have a working ISPConfig 2 setup for a while to host my own websites in home office. now i'm developing a site with drupal in local PC. there is a site (point to a static IP) already hosted by this ISPConfig 2 server at moment. for the drupal site i'm developing now, how can i use the ISPConfig 2 to host it? do i need to apply a separate static IP for the new site? thanks.

 

is it ok if the ISPConfig 2 server using/sharing the same static IP?

 

sorry for the confuse. i only have one static ip at the moment and it points to my home network modem. i will use this ip for ispconfig 2 server, several websites and all of them are in the same PC. so i mean sharing the same ip.

 

hello falko, if i use sun virtualbox for virtulisation, how can i copy/transfer the whole VM from one PC to another PC with the whole environment intact? i found it unable to do this for sun virtualbox, am i correct? the microsoft virtual PC is ok.

 

it doesn't look like the ISPConfig 2 can host the latest version of Drupal site? how to solve the problem? thanks.

 

hello till, if i use sun virtualbox for virtulisation, how can i copy/transfer the whole VM from one PC to another PC with the whole environment intact? i found it unable to do this for sun virtualbox, am i correct? the microsoft virtual PC is ok.