iTools 8 released

Tenon today announced , a new version of its web hosting control panel software. iTools simplifies and automates Apache configuration and can be used as a website management system, allowing full automation of tasks and delegation of administration: sub-administrators can manage their own name or IP-based web sites and view their own logs, without compromising the privacy of the multi-server machine. iTools offers secure, domain-specific , browser-based Apache administration, using a sixth generation suite of tools. The new iTools 8, includes Apache 2.0.54 and the latest proFTPD with TLS/SSL support, enhanced DNS management, enhanced sub-administration, and a suite of pre-packaged, pre-configured open-source applications for blogs, discussion boards, photo albums, and more.

In addition, iTools 8 includes the ability to disable and enable a website a single click, the ability to hand-tailor a default web site template to make setting up similar sites easy and fast, optional use of encryption during browser-based configuration sessions, the flexibility to restart various server daemons either manually or automatically upon configuration changes, FastCGI support, extensive log viewing options on a virtual host-by-virtual host basis, and an automatic system update facility both for iTools updates and updates to add-on packages.

iTools offers a sophisticated, in-depth, browser-based GUI that includes URL rewriting, URL redirects, MIME type and Apache handler editing, setting up SSL, along with a host of other Apache-specific settings. Users manage cron jobs (to automatically perform administration tasks at pre-set intervals), administer MySQL databases via phpMyAdmin, and setup WebDAV for collaborative web development.

iTools 8 is $350. A companion mail server and list server, Post.Office,
is available in special iTools bundles. Upgrades for existing iTools
customers are $250. iTools is compatible with Tiger, Panther, and Jaguar.

by MacNN Staff