cPanel and its general server information explained

This is followed by information about the server your account is on:

Operating System: This is the operating system that the server your account is on is running. Probably this will be Linux.

Server Status: Clicking this link will tell you if all of the web server's various features are up and running OK. Green is good, yellow means a service is busy or nearly full (in the case of partition disk space) and red means that service is either very busy, full, or down right now.

Kernel Version: This is the version of the core of the operating system. This way you can monitor the server to make sure it has all the latest security patches, and so on.

Machine Type: This is the type of processor(s) your server uses. For example, i686 is an Intel brand processor (as opposed to an AMD processor).

Apache Version: This is the version of the web page serving software that is running.

Programming Language and Database Information

If you use any scripts on your website, this section has some important information concerning the programming languages and databases installed on the server:

Perl Version: This is the version of Perl programming language that is currently installed on the server.

Path to Perl: This lists the path to Perl on your server, needed for some Perl scripts.

Path to Sendmail: This is where sendmail, the process that handles sending mail is.

Perl Modules: Perl's functionality can be enhanced by various modules. If you click this link you can see exactly what modules are currently installed.

PHP Version: This is the version of the PHP programming language that is currently installed on the server.

MySQL Version: This is the version of MySQL database software that is currently installed. cPanel Information

Finally, here we have some information about cPanel itself:

cPanel Build: Every time the developers modify cPanel a new build (minor version) is created. New builds may fix bugs, add new features, or improve reliability.

cPanel Theme: This is how the cPanel interface will look. Different themes not only give cPanel a new look, but may also add or remove features. The screenshots in this article show the XSkin theme.

Documentation: Click the link you see here to view a copy of the cPanel documentation maintained by cPanel Inc.

cPanel Pro: Not all web hosts offer cPanel Pro. cPanel Pro allows third-party developers to add new features to cPanel. cPanel has a few sample features that demonstrate what cPanel Pro is capable of. Any items that have icons with a gray background are cPanel Pro features.