Question on ISPConfig 3 vs. ISPConfig 2

Hello folks,


I have been avoiding ISPConfig 3 since I am a newb and there was not any documentation for it. I figured if I had installed ISPConfig 3 without a manual I would have ended up asking so many questions Falko or Till would have had to ban me on principle lol


But now there is a manual available for purchase so my questions are these:

1. ISPConfig 3 is for multi server setups, is it overkill for just one main server to use?

2. I am using a second server for mysql replication (See post http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48040 ) If I change from ISPConfig 2 to ISPConfig 3 will I be able to manage the slave from the control panel on main server?

3. Is there anything ISPConfig 2 does better? Or will I lose anything by switching?


Thanks as always folks,


Scott

 

ISPConfig 3 is for single and multiserver setups, so it's not overkill for a single server.

Do you just use that server for MySQL replication, nothing else? You could set it up as a slave to have the ISPConfig database replicated to the slave, but in this case I think it's better to set up replication by hand.

I thin kthe only thing that isn't implemented in ISPConfig 3 yet is Python support. The rest can all be managed with ISPConfig 3 as well.

 

Question on Python.

Thanks as always for the reply Falko,


I am mainly playing around with drupal and joomla, leaning more towards joomla.

I googled "how to tell if Python is running on a website" and I found a couple commands to tell me if it is on the server itself but not running on a website.

The "which python" command confirms it is installed. I believe I installed it following the perfect server tutorial.

But my question is:


While I don't think any of the Joomla extensions or drupal modules I have installed require python, I checked some of their pages and they arent the most forthcoming on info lol


How can I tell if python is ACTUALLY being used by a website? ISPConfig 2 uses linux user accounts correct? Like web1_user1 is actually linux username right? Is there some cool command I can run to tell me which user? sorta like windows task manager will tell you if a process is being run by admin, user1, system, user2 etc etc


**Edit**
Ok So I found this command and I ran "ps aux | less" and "ps -A" and did not see any thing close to python. However I also didnt see any processes running under web2_user1 etc etc.


Thanks as always folks,

Scott

 

Joomla and Drupal are both written in PHP, so no Python is required.

 

Cool

Awesome Falko,


I'll pick up that manual and get cracking on ISPConfig 3



Thanks as always,

Scott