jaynewstrom Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hello. I have just bought a dedicated server and installed cPanel on it. Now i need to get WHMCS installed so that i can integrate them. Where do i need to install it? I don't know where to put it so that it is visible to me so that i can edit things. Sorry it doesn't make total sense, but its hard to explain Thanks, Jay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striddy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Did you read the installation instructions? http://wiki.whmcs.com/Main_Page 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I don't know where to put it so that it is visible to me so that i can edit things. Create an account with at least reseller privileges, and install it on that account, somewhere within the public_html directory. You will need to point the domain at that hosting account for it all to function properly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynewstrom Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Okay thanks, I will get to work and get back to you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynewstrom Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Create an account with at least reseller privileges, and install it on that account, somewhere within the public_html directory. You will need to point the domain at that hosting account for it all to function properly. okay... a little trouble.. when you say "you will need to point that domain at that hosting account for it all to function properly" i don't know how to do this. I can't create the account on cPanel because it yells at me and says this domain is already used or something like that. how do i use the domain that my server is on for the same url that i want to put WHMCS on? Thanks Jay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Assuming you mean you set up the hostname using that domain (server.domain.tld), that means you have a DNS record already on the server for the domain name, so that's probably why it's complaining. Where is the domain itself being pointed to? Also, assuming you're intending to sell hosting from this box, what is the domain you intend to give out to potential customers, the same one? What is the exact error you receive when you try to set up this account? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynewstrom Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Account Creation Status: failed (Sorry, a DNS entry for webadx.com already exists, please delete it first (from all servers in the dns cluster) ) Sorry, a DNS entry for webadx.com already exists, please delete it first (from all servers in the dns cluster) that is the error I do plan on selling from this box. with the same domain. the domain is being pointed to ns1 and ns2 which i have set up on cpanel... with my domain of course. so basically it is pointing back to itself Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Ok, to fix this, you need to log into WHM (Cpanel, not WHMCS). You could also use shell, but using WHM would be simpler if you're not familiar with the CLI. Locate the DNS section, and then choose "Edit DNS Zone". Find the zone record for the hostname, and choose edit. Write down the values for any nameservers, and the "A" record. In the DNS section again, find "Delete a DNS Zone" and choose to delete this zone record. If it asks you to keep any copies (you did write everything down, correct?), say no and proceed. Once deleted, try to create the hosting account you'd wanted. This should produce a DNS zone and everything associated with it, except the values you'd had in the previous zone. Once the account creation is complete, go back to "Edit DNS", and add in the values for the hostname and edit the nameservers to the ones you'd had. CAUTION! Any time you add in the full domain name in a DNS zone, you *must* end it in a period like so: hostname.domain.com. [i][u]<< trailing period[/u][/i] If you leave off the trailing period, "domain.com." will be automatically added by BIND/cPanel, and it will fail to work. Hope this helps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynewstrom Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 thank you very much. I am going to go try and do it now i'll let you know how it goes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynewstrom Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Okay bear you rock! but one last thing now CURL .......... You must have CURL installed with SSL Support for WHMCS to function correctly how do i get CURL to work with cPanel? ...or installed for that case... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 You'll need to recompile Apache to include CURL with SSL. To do so (and it's kind of daunting if you haven't before), you need to go to WHM again, and under "software" look for "Apache Update". Have it load the previous configuration so you don't miss anything, and add in what else you need like CURL. Be careful. This is something that can break your server quite easily, and may require some advanced help to put right if you do break it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynewstrom Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 everything is recompiled! thank you so much for your help bear! is there anything i could do in return? I really appreciate your friendliness. Thanks Jay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Happy to help! Want to do something in return? Help someone else that's having a problem with something you understand, and share some knowledge without asking for anything for yourself. Everybody wins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynewstrom Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 I hear you! I'll stay active and try to help people out! thanks for the great support! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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