VPS stands for Virtual private Server which is a advance form of website hosting. You have root access to your VPS which is of great use for you to manage your hosting account. VPS can be consider as cheap option for dedicated server as it’s similar to dedicated server with limited resources. If you want to have full control for your hosting account and can’t afford to pay for dedicated server then you can opt for VPS which comes with most features which are available with a dedicated server.
using VPS you are free to install all required softwares/applications for your account which is not possible on lower website hosting plans such as Shared or reseller. Using your VPS you can install for eg ffmpeg application for your account and can create youtube like portal. Thus if you are looking to have any specific custom application,script,software onto your website hosting account VPS hosting wold be the best option for your need.
VPS do comes with control panel using which you can manage your website hosting account, you can create multiple email accounts, FTP accounts can host multiple domains etc…Thus if you are thinking of getting into webhosting business by reselling hosting plans. You have control panel using which you can easily manage all your hosting accounts. You can use your VPS for testing purpose, if you are into application development which needs to be tested for it’s working then you can go with VPS as you have root access to your server so you can play with all your applications and can test them.
Also you could simply use VPS as your backup server where you can have copies of all important documents and other files; VPS has become most preferred solution and is operated as a backup server which may be located at different physical location securing your precious data.

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Control panels are integral part of any hosting environment. There are number of control panels available in market for managing their website hosting account. you can have windows as well as linux based control panel for managing you account. cPanel is most popular with Linux where as you can have Plesk for windows. Almost all website hosting service  provider provides you control panel with their hosting plans.
Some include them for free while few host charge them separately. Usually all shared and reseller hosting plans do come with free control where as for higher hosting plans such as VPS or Dedicated servers You will have to pay extra for geting control panel.
As you manage your website hosting account in shared/reseller hosting environment similarly you can do so in VPS/Dedicated environment. You have ability to create multiple clients, email accounts, FTP and all other features which you use to do in shared environment.
A control panel is better solution for a webmaster who is new to VPS hosting environment nad have little or no idea of managing server. Without control panel it can be difficult to manage your VPS as you need to know all complex commands for managing your server which can be troublesome for newbie or even a expert webmaster. Using control panel you can easily administer your server through it’s graphical interface and can install all required applications and softwares for your hosting account. If you have good knowledge of managing server then you might not need a control panel but it;s always preferred to have one with your VPS/Dedicated account.
Control panel ease your life and will allow you to do more productive work then administrating your server.

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