What Is Fantastico Deluxe?

Fantastico Deluxe is a commercial script library which is used in combination with a control panel system such as cPanel. The script library contains many different scripts of popular web applications which can then be automatically installed to websites using the control panel.

Many servers that use the cPanel control panel also use Fantastico Deluxe as an auto-installer for all kinds of web applications. With Fantastico Deluxe, there is no need to set up complex MySQL databases, import any kind of framework or structure, code files, or do any of the other tasks that are typically required to be completed in order to instal new applications. By using this software, you can automatically install the scripts of various web applications in a matter of seconds without the complex installation procedures.

Applications Installed Using Fantastico Deluxe

The most common applications and systems that are installed using Fantastico Deluxe include:

• Content management systems (CMS) such as Drupal, Mambo, Siteframe, Typo3, PostNuje, Geeklog, Xoops etc.
• E-commerce applications and shopping cart software including ZenCart, OS Commerce, and CubeCart.
• Blog software such as WordPress, pMachine Free, Nucleus, and b2Evolution.
• Photo sharing systems and image galleries such as Gallery, Coppermine Photo Gallery, and 4images Gallery
• Wikis such as PhpWiki and TikiWiki

In addition to the above systems, many other systems can also be installed using the auto-installer features of Fantastico Deluxe. These systems include discussion boards, site builders, customer support systems, FAQs, mailing lists, guest books, polls and survey applications, and project management systems.

Fantastico Deluxe Usage

The scripts included in the Fantastico Deluxe library are typically executed when any new application is being added to a website or when a new website is being created. Most of the scripts included in Fantastico Deluxe are open source and free to use. However, it also includes some commercially sold scripts for web applications. Once a particular Fantastico Deluxe script is installed on a physical server, the script becomes available to all the different domains that are being hosted on that particular server.

Limitations Of Fantastico Deluxe

Only those versions of different scripts that are available on Fantastico Deluxe can be installed on your website. For instance, if Fantastico Deluxe library contains a particular version of say Drupal CMS, only that version will be available to you. If Drupal comes out with a new updated version, then not only do website owners have to first wait for the Fantastico library to include that version, but they also have to wait till their web host updates the version of Fantastico Deluxe that is being used. Thus, very often Fantastico users have to make use of older (and sometimes outdated) versions of various applications.

Recommended Web Hosts Offering Fantastico Deluxe

• InMotionHosting.com
• HostMonster.com
• HostGator.com
• BlueHost.com
• HostPapa.com
• JustHost.com