Overview of the Integration Process

Parallels Pro Control Panel provides a collection of Web applications with Parallels Pro Control Panel. These Web applications are called Power Tools. Some of these applications are packaged by Parallels Pro Control Panel and are automatically installed and configured during the installation of Parallels Pro Control Panel. The existing Web applications packaged with Parallels Pro Control Panel include:

• Gallery (a tool to create and maintain photo albums)
• PHPBB (a discussion/bulletin board)
• WordPress (a news and Web log tool)
• DotNetNuke (a content management system)
• Community Server (a knowledge management and collaboration platform)

In addition to these Web applications, you can integrate custom Web applications with Parallels Pro Control Panel by following the instructions given in this guide. Integrating a custom Web application with Parallels Pro Control Panel involves:

1. Creating the Web application directory structure on the development server
2. Creating the DSP.xml file
3. Generating the DSP2.xml file
4. Creating the DAPI.cs file
5. Copying files from the Web application directory on the development server to the Parallels Pro Control Panel server
6. Registering the Web application on Parallels Pro Control Panel as a Power Tool

For detailed instructions, see Integrating Web Applications with Parallels Pro Control Panel.