What is Fantastico

Fantastico is usually included for free in web hosting packages for the consumer.Web Hosting servers should have license for the software per server basis. However, this is a great investment for their business.
Fantastico is a system designed to make installing popular scripts easy. Fantastico is a program that integrates with the popular online control panel like, Cpanel to offer web hosting clients the ability to install popular programs and scripts with the ease of a click on a button. Fantastico is extremely easy to use. It is written with keeping the non-technical user in view, it also found great interest from more technically-minded users who wish not to waste time on manually configuring many installation files to install a Perl or PHP script on their websites. Fantastico is a great choice if you want to install something like a blog, WordPress or Nucleus are two supported blog installations done by Fantastico.

You can search the fantastico option under cPanel
You need to logon to your control panel
and just search the option fantastico .

you can install following applications from cPanel interface using fantastico option.
Geeklog
Joomla 1.5
Joomla
Mambo
PHP-Nuke
phpWCMS
phpWebSite
Post-Nuke
Siteframe
TYPO3
Xoops
phpBB
SMF
CubeCart
OS Commerce
Zen Cart
Gallery
Moodle

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Regards,
Stuart

[sharron]

Fantastico provides users ability to quickly install multiple Web applications into their web space, such as CMS(content management systems), blogs, image galleries, shopping carts/storefronts, etc

[carl owen]

Fantastico is a great feature which is included in cPanel control panel. You do not have to worry about installing many popular scripts if you have fantastico included in your cPanel. This is very easy to use and you can use this even if you are new and you do not have an idea about it. Time is not wasted to install the scripts manually as fantastico is quite easy and you can install the scripts with just a click of a button. Fantastico is generally included for free in cPanel but some of the web hosting providers do not provide it for free and in this case a license fees has to be paid.

This is a great feature and one shouldn't mind paying for it. After all, it enables you to install all the popular scripts with some easy steps. Don't worry even if you do not have any knowledge about fantastico as you will know fantastico very soon. Also, there is no limit on the installation and removal of the scripts. This can be done anytime and with ease. If you have fantastico installation of scripts is easier.

[Shane Phillips]

That's true enough. Application Vault is yet another script that can be installed on windows hosting accounts that allow many applications to be installed only with a few clicks.

[bluetrance05]

That is cool, you don't need to set up MySQL databases, import structure, chmoding files and other tasks usually associated with installations. You call these applications the Open Source Applications which is automagically listed already as scripts integrated at every cPanel area.

[Shane Phillips]

When you have the ability to install Scripts with a few clicks, it makes life a bit more easier for new webmasters.

[Lazlo90]

I used to use it a lot but then started to install scripts manually once I learned how as I felt more comfortable doing it myself.

However, if you're new to installing scripts, the automated method should get the job done, just remember to update your scripts as I'm not sure if all the scripts in Fantastico are updated.

[Amelia]

If you'd like a forum, photo gallery, e-commerce etc. for your site Fantastico is just the one then.. Makes life easy for newbies.

[carl owen]

Agreed. Installing many scripts on the website just becomes easier with Fantastico. It is just the matter of few clicks which will be required to install those scripts. Webmasters also prefer this option and hence newbies will definitely like this.

[Zolin]

Fantastico also gives you the information about latest available versions of third party scripts installed by your users.

[Shane Phillips]

Well, if we explain it this way that you will be able to install your own phpBB forum and Wordpress blog with a single click. It also allows installation of OScommerce, Zencart e-commerce applications along with many other third-party softwares.

BODHost is an official partner of Neternberg

Regards,

Shane Phillips

[Nefrec]

This is really cool. I've seen it a couple of times. It sure saves you the trouble of having to upload everything and then editing configurations.

[carl owen]

Correct. Fantastico will allow you to install difficult scripts without any hassle and hard work and you will be able to do this yourself.