Plesk “Unable to connect to database”: PleskDBException Fix
Fix Plesk "Unable to connect to database" and PleskDBException errors: start MariaDB, free disk space, repair .psa.shadow, plesk repair db and InnoDB crashes.
October 7, 2026
fail2ban vs CSF in 2026: Which Firewall for a Hosting Server?
fail2ban vs CSF for hosting servers in 2026: CSF fork status, features, nftables and AlmaLinux 10, resource use, cPanel/DirectAdmin/Plesk support and which to pick.
October 7, 2026
cPanel vs Plesk (2026): Which Control Panel for Hosting?
cPanel vs Plesk in 2026: licence editions and prices, Windows/IIS support (Plesk only), WP Toolkit differences, a Linux feature table and how to migrate either way.
October 7, 2026
DirectAdmin vs Plesk (2026): Cost, Features, Migration
DirectAdmin vs Plesk in 2026: licence cost at 10 to 1,000 accounts, features compared (OS, web, mail, DNS, WordPress, backups), lab checks and migration options.
October 7, 2026
Hosting Control Panel Pricing 2026: cPanel vs DirectAdmin vs Plesk
cPanel, DirectAdmin and Plesk list prices for 2026, how per-account and per-server licensing scales, and total licence cost at 10, 100, 500 and 1,000 hosted accounts.
October 7, 2026
Best cPanel Alternatives in 2026: Free and Paid Panels Compared
Nine cPanel alternatives compared for 2026: DirectAdmin, Plesk, Enhance, Virtualmin, ISPConfig, HestiaCP, CyberPanel, CloudPanel and aaPanel, with prices, OS support and security records.
October 7, 2026
Migrate Plesk to cPanel (and cPanel to Plesk): Tools and Limits
Move sites from Plesk to cPanel with the WHM Transfer Tool, or cPanel to Plesk with Plesk Migrator: requirements, CLI steps, exclusions and DNS cut-over.
October 6, 2026
Plesk AlmaLinux 10: Supported Version and What Is Missing
Plesk supports AlmaLinux 10 from Obsidian 18.0.72, but without Watchdog, SOGo, Premium Antivirus and old Xeon CPUs. What is missing and how to move from AlmaLinux 9.
October 6, 2026