Blog & News

Blog & News

Latest updates, feature announcements, and security news from Panelica.

Security

The MySQL 9.7 cPanel Meltdown: Why Upstream Trust Without Guardrails Breaks Production

On April 21, 2026, a MySQL repository metadata bug caused thousands of cPanel servers to silently upgrade to MySQL 9.7 overnight. Here is what happened, why cPanel servers had no structural defense, and how Panelica's build pipeline prevents this class of failure.

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Announcement

Hosting Panel Benchmark 2026: Installation, Memory, Security Compared

Independent benchmark of Panelica, cPanel, Plesk, HestiaCP, CloudPanel, and CyberPanel on identical hardware. Real numbers on install time, RAM usage, disk footprint, and default security.

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Security

Plesk Vulnerability History: Why Security-Conscious Admins Are Switching

An honest review of Plesk security vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-66431 root code execution and CVE-2025-66430 Apache injection. Compares panel security architectures and how Panelica five-layer isolation reduces attack surface.

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Tutorial

cPanel Is Slow: Why Your Panel Takes 10 Seconds to Load and How to Fix It

Why cPanel dashboards load slowly, what causes WHM performance issues, and how modern single-binary panels like Panelica achieve sub-second response times through Go compilation and in-memory caching.

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Tutorial

PHP-FPM Per-User Isolation: How cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica Handle Multi-Tenant PHP

A deep technical comparison of PHP-FPM isolation strategies across cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica. Covers per-user pools, cgroup resource limits, open_basedir, disable_functions, and per-version management.

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Tutorial

Server Monitoring: cPanel vs Plesk vs Panelica — Prometheus, Logs, and Real-Time Alerts

Comparing server monitoring capabilities across hosting panels. Covers resource metrics, service health monitoring, log management, GeoIP analytics, and Prometheus integration.

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Tutorial

Git Deployment: cPanel Git Version Control vs Plesk Git vs Panelica Git Manager

A comparison of Git deployment capabilities in cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica. Covers repository management, webhook integration, SSH key handling, branch-based deployment, and pipeline automation.

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Tutorial

How Agencies Are Replacing cPanel: Docker, Git Deploy, and Modern Workflows

Why web agencies and development teams are moving away from cPanel. Covers the shift to Git-based deployment, Docker containers, and panels built for developer workflows.

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Tutorial

White-Label Hosting Panel: cPanel vs Plesk vs Panelica Branding Options

Comparing white-label and branding capabilities across cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica. Covers logo customization, color schemes, panel naming, and the depth of brand removal possible with each panel.

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Tutorial

cPanel WHM vs Panelica RBAC: Reseller Hosting Management Compared

A technical comparison of cPanel WHM reseller management versus Panelica four-tier RBAC system. Covers role hierarchy, quota delegation, permission granularity, and user isolation.

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Tutorial

FTP and SFTP Management: cPanel vs Plesk vs Panelica — Security and Usability

How cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica handle FTP account creation, SFTP access, quota management, session monitoring, and chroot security. A practical comparison for hosting providers.

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Tutorial

Cron Job and Task Scheduling: cPanel vs Plesk vs Panelica

Comparing cron job management across cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica. Covers scheduling interfaces, execution logging, RBAC filtering, Redis-backed state, and domain-scoped cron jobs.

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