CentOS is a Linux distribution that is functionally compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It provides a free, enterprise-class platform for servers. CentOS includes Apache web server, PHP, MySQL, Postfix email server, and other components commonly used for web hosting. It has a control panel called CentOS Web Panel that makes it easy to manage users, websites, and server configuration. Customers report that CentOS is stable and suitable for production use, providing an alternative to paid enterprise distributions at no cost.

1. CENTOS SERVER

2. CENTOS
 CentOS (abbreviated from Community Enterprise Operating System) is a Linux
distribution that attempts to provide a free,enterprise-class, community-supported
computing platform which aims to be functionally compatible with its upstream
source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CentOS version Release date Full updates Maintenance updates
3 19 March 2004 20 July 2006 31 October 2010
4 9 March 2005 31 March 2009 29 February 2012
5 12 April 2007 Q1 2014 31 March 2017
6 10 July 2011 Q2 2017 30 November 2020
7 7 July 2014 Q4 2020 30 June 2024

3. SEQ
 FEATURES
 BENCHMARKS
 CUSTOMER FEEDBACK / REVIEWS
 USEFULNESS
 MARKET SHARE

4. SYSTEM DETAILS

5. COMPILER DETAILS
 Centos65latest_v2: BenchmarksSystem LogsOPC Classification- --build=x86_64-
redhat-linux --disable-dssi --disable-libjava-multilib --disable-libunwind-
exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-
checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-
java-maintainer-mode --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-
c++,java,fortran,ada --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-shared --enable-
threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-cloog --with-
ppl --with-tune=generic- NOOP / barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw

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10. Features
 What is installed and configured during installation of CWP
 - Apache Web Server (Mod Security + OWASP rules optional)
 - PHP 5.4 (suPHP, SuExec + PHP version switcher)
 - MySQL + phpMyAdmin
 - Postfix + Dovecot + roundcube webmail (Antivirus, Spamassassin optional)
 - CSF Firewall
 - File System Lock (no more website hacking, all your files are locked from
changes)
 - Backups (optional)
 - AutoFixer for server configuration

11. Features
 3rd Party Aplications
- CloudLinux + CageFS + PHP Selector
- Softaculous – Script Installer (Free and Premium)
 CentOS Web Panel (CWP)
- Setups Server for Web Hosting (websites like WordPress…)
 User Management
- Add, List, Edit adn Remove Users
- User Monitoring (list users open files, listening sockets…)
- Shell access management
- User Limit Managment (Quota and Inodes)
- Limit Processes: The maximum number of processes available per account.
- Limit Open Files: The maximum number of open files available per account.
- User FTP & File Manager
- CloudLinux + CageFS
- Dedicated IP per account

12. Features
 PHP
 - Compiles PHP from source (improves up to 20% on performances)
 - PHP Switcher (switch between PHP versions like: 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5)
 - PHP Selector select PHP version per user or per folder (PHP 4.4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5,
5.6)
 - Simple php editor
 - Simple php.ini generator in the users panel
 - PHP addons with one click
 - PHP.ini editor & PHP info & List modules
 - php.ini per user account (you can add changes in /home/USER/php.ini)
 - FFMPEG, For Video streaming websites)
 - CloudLinux + PHP Selector

13. Features
 Web Server
 - Varnish Cache server (improve your server performances by 3x)
 - Compiles Apache from source (improves up to 15% on performances)
 - Apache reCompiler + Additional modules install with one click
 - Apache server status, configuration
 - Apache Redirects Manager
 - Edit apache vhosts, vhosts templates, include configuration
 - Rebuild all apache Virtual hosts with one click
 - suPHP & suExec (improved security)
 - Mod Security + OWASP rules (one click install, easy management)
 - Tomcat 8 server management & install in one click
 - DoS protection from the Slow-Loris attacks
 - Perl cgi script support

14. Features
 System
- Hardware Information (CPU core and clock info)
- Memory Information (Memory usage info)
- Disk Info (Detailed Disk status)
- Software Info (kernel version, uptime…)
- Services Status (Quick services restart eg. Apache, FTP,Mail…)
- ChkConfig Manager (Quick list and manage your services)
- Network port usage and Network configuration
- SSHD configuration
- Auto-Fixer (checks important configuration and tries to auto-fix issues)
 Monitoring
- Live Monitoring (Monitor services eg. top, apache stats, mysql…)
- Use Java SSH Terminal/Console within panel
- Services Configuration (eg. Apache, PHP, MySQL…)
- Run shell commands in screen/background
 Security
- CSF Firewall (Best Linux Firewall) - SSL generator
- SSL Certificate Manager (quick and easy installation of SSL Certs)
- CloudLinux + CageFS

15. Customer FeedBack / Reviews
 Microshift Centos is another group
set more than capable of giving
the household names a really
good run for your money.
Designed to compete and be
compatible with Shimano’s
venerable 105, it shares many
similarities- good enough for
racing and audax duties but
practical for the less glamorous
worlds of winter training and even
commuting. The high lustre finish,
low weight, robust build quality
and ready spares availability
mean it’s a winner on every level. If
you're looking for a mid-range
group set to build up a bike, or you
want to replace a 105 component
without paying 105 prices then
Centos is worth a look.

16. Customer FeedBack / Reviews
 A simple, almost too generic KDE desktop
 The system menu works well, and it will search by description, too
 Hardware wise, things were looking good. Wireless, both 2.4GHz and
5GHz bands, Bluetooth, Samba sharing to NTFS partitions, local SSD
storage and all that, all jolly
 Installation - Not good
 The installer is like the one we saw with Fedora 18 onwards
 Unfriendly

17. Customer FeedBack / Reviews
 CentOS is a great distro for anything that requires safety and stability,
and a good move for those that like Fedora at home. There are a few
minor bugs here and there when trying to use specific Red Hat
technology, but nothing that can’t be worked around.

18. Market Share

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