Software Requirements

You need the following software for integrating custom Web applications with Parallels Pro Control Panel:

• Power Tools Developer Kit. The Power Tools Developer Kit comprises the following files: PreprocessDspXML.exe, dsp_options.xsl, DSP.xml, and DAPI.cs. You must download these files from Parallels Pro Control Panel's FTP server.
• Parallels Pro Control Panel 10.x.x for Windows 2003. The Power Tools Developer Kit requires version 10.x.x of Parallels Pro Control Panel on the Windows 2003 server.
• Custom Web application files.These files are used by the Power Tools Developer Kit for integrating the Web application with Parallels Pro Control Panel.
• Third-party applications and their add-ons. Certain Web applications require third-party applications for successful implementation. Some of the third-party applications required include MySQL, ColdFusion, Urchin. For such Web applications, you must install the third-party applications and their corresponding add-ons on the Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
• Scripting languages. Parallels Pro Control Panel provides default support for ActivPerl 5.61 and PHP 4.0.23. Ensure that a compatible version of Perl and PHP required by the Web application is installed on the Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
• Microsoft .NET. Parallels Pro Control Panel provides default support for .NET 1.1. For the Web applications requiring .NET 2.0, you need to install .NET 2.0 on the Parallels Pro Control Panel server.
• Development environment for creating C# files. To integrate custom Web applications, you must set up a development environment for creating C# files. Parallels Pro Control Panel recommends Microsoft Visual Studio.NET for creating C# files.