web-based control

of system config files?

[wruk999]

I have recently moved from a shared hosting solution, onto my own dedicated server. Before the move, I had a web-based control panel (from my hosting company) which controlled POP3 accounts, setting up of domains etc etc.

now on the dedicated server, I have to add domains, user accounts etc through SSH, which for the amount of domains I process, can take up quite a long time.

I am currently planning to build a web based control panel for me to use (to add domains etc) and also for customers to use to add POP3 accounts, change passwords etc.

The panel runs of a MySQL database, and I'm wondering whether there is a shell script, or php script, or some other script which will re-write the virtusertable etc, every hour or so (the hourly bit is easy - CRON)

And also one that can change passwords if required to, and delete users.

I do NOT want to use Webmin for these tasks.

My main one, is the Virtusertable, if I could get the output from the database, ie:

[e-mail] ___ me
@domain.com ___ mailuser1
[e-mail] ____ me
@domain2.com ___ mailuser2

(_ just here for spacing purposes)

how would I write it into the virtusertable?

Any help will be very gratefully appreciated.

[Brett_Tabke]

Got a copy of any of the other big admin programs you can look at? It's fairly involved thing to do. Ensim or Plesk, or even the guts of an RAQ?

[littleman]

I'd do some searching at freshmeat.net. There are several ongoing projects, and you may be able to use adapt some GPL'ed code to your needs.

[wruk999]

Brett, thats something I shall no doubt have to do at some stage - when I get the chance :)

littleman, i had a snoop round, and there are a few good prog's there which may help - thanks a lot!

Kindest Regards,
william